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Fulham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The following table gives the infantile mortality
in Fulham since 1886, when the district was separated
from Hammersmith:—
TABLE IV.
Deaths of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 births
| Fulham. | London | |
|---|---|---|
| Average of five years, 1886-1890 | 170 | 154 |
| „ „ 1891-1895 | 168 | 156 |
| „ „1896-1900 | 167 | 162 |
| „ „1901-1905 | 144 | 139 |
| „ „1906-1910 | 117 | 114 |
| „ „1911-1915 | 109 | 108 |
| 1916 | 88 | 90 |
| 1917 | 109 | 104 |
| 1918 | 107 | 108 |
| 1919 | 83 | 85 |
| 1920 | 74 | 75 |
The infantile death-rates of the several wards of
the borough were as under:—
TABLE V.
| Ward. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births. | Ward. | Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barons Court | 67 | Munster | 60 |
| Lillie | 114 | Hurlingham | 49 |
| Walham | 100 | Sands End | 70 |
| Margravine | 78 | Town | 51 |
82 or 25.6 per cent, of the deaths of infants under
one year of age occurred in the first seven days of
life and 136 or 42.5 per cent, in the first four weeks,
the mortality of infants under the age of four weeks
being 32 per 1,000 births.