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Fulham 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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The following table gives the number of births and the birthrates
in the various wards.

Table: TABLE II.Vital Statistics of whole District during 1904 and 'previous years.

TABLE II.

Vital Statistics of whole District during 1904 and 'previous years.

Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Y ear.Births.Total Deaths registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non-residents Registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
Number.Rate.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
Number.Rate per 1,000 BirthsNumber.Rate..Number.Rate.
12345Registered. 678910111213
1894105,8843,76336.65591492,10519.97074452371,84717.9
1895110.3853,93035.77351872,33721.26323602182,19519.9
1896115,0084,06835.67101752,37520.68055081862,05317.5
1897119,5504,10634.46621612,24018.86794192092,03017.0
1898124,0004,30634.87221672,41619.47884752072,14817.3
1899128,6204,57435.68621892,71421.18124522352,49719.4
1900133,4964,52533.96661462,19818.86983762062,34717.7
1901138,4264,59633.27001522,29816.66693672482,17915.8
1902143,1024,79032.97081482,38717.87664033042,488171
1903147,7804,79032.56051272,18014.87324112782,04713.9
Averages lor years 1894-1903126,6254,34534.46921602,35518.97294022352,18817.3
1904152,4824,90532.27521532,33215.36953003142,34615.4

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The birth-rate of Margravine Ward is swollen by the births
occurring in the Fulham Infirmary, but of these 124 were of the
children of women who did not reside prior to their confinement
within this ward, 76 living in other wards of the Borough, and 48
in other districts. Corrected for these the birth-rate of Margravine
Ward was 84.1, and that of the Borough 31.9. .
Illegitimacy.
The illegitimate births numbered 207—139 males and 12 8
females—forming 5'5 per cent, of the total births.
Still-born Children.
188 still-born children were buried in Fulham Cemetery,
being in the proportion of one still-born child to every 26 living
Excess of Births over Deaths.
The actual increase of the population of the Borough by the
excess of births over deaths was 2,559, compared with 2,417,
2,302 and 2,743 in the three preceding years.