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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Mortality at School Aye.
At the ages of 5 to 15 years, which is approximately the school
period of life, there were 68 deaths, or 2.9 per cent. of those at
all ages, representing a mortality of 2.1 per 1,000 of those living
at that age.
Mortality at Adolescence.
Between the ages of 15 and 25 years, 73 deaths, or 3.2 per
cent. of the total number, were recorded; the rate of mortality
being 2.7 per 1,000.
Mortality at Maturity.
764, or 32.5 per cent. of the deaths occurred between the
ages of 25 and 65, the mortality at this age-period being at the
rate of 11.0 per 1,000.
Mortality at Decline.
At the age of 65 and upward 374 deaths were registered, or
15.9 per cent. of those at all ages, corresponding to a death-rate
of 74.7.
Here since the appointment of lady inspectors to advise mothers, there has been a marked fall in the mortality, which compares most favourably with that of towns where milk depots have been established, as the following figures for 1897 and 1904, in which years the meteorological conditions were similar, show.
| Deaths of Infants. | Decrease per 1,000 births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Quarter, | 3rd Quarter, | ||
| 1897. | 1904. | ||
| Preston (Lady Inspectors) | 449 | 208 | 241 |
| Liverpool (Milk Depot) | 329 | 320 | 9 |
| St. Helen's (Milk Depot) | 294 | 256 | 38 |
| Battersea (Milk Depot) | 243 | 204 | 39 |
| London | 243 | 208 | 35 |
These deaths correspond to a death-rate per 1,000 living of
2.51 per 1,000.