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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The following table shows the infantile mortality rates for the last two years (1929 and 1928) for the various wards in the Borough:—
| Ward | Births and Birth rates. | Infantile deaths. | Infantile mortality rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1928 | 1929 | 1928 | 1929 | 1928 | |
| Barons Court | 177 (14.0) | 137 (10.5) | 12 | 18 | 67 | 131 |
| Lillie | 246 (10.2) | 234 ( 9.6) | 19 | 36 | 77 | 153 |
| Walham | 176 (14.5) | 182 (14.9) | 22 | 21 | 124 | 114 |
| Margravine | 609 (33.4) | 543 (29.5) | 29 | 28 | 47 | 50 |
| Munster | 559 (15.1) | 532 (14.3) | 44 | 50 | 78 | 93 |
| Hurlingham | 83 ( 8.7) | 66 ( 6.8) | 5 | 4 | 60 | 60 |
| Sands End | 275 (10.4) | 346 (13.1) | 36 | 22 | 130 | 62 |
| Town | 377 (26.3) | 348 (24.1) | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 |
| 2502 (16.2) | 2388 (15.4) | 173 | 185 | 69 | 77 | |
It will be seen from Table III. pages 20 and 21 that the principal causes of infantile mortality were as follows:—
| Pneumonia | 41 deaths in 1929 as compared with 23 in 1928. |
| Premature Birth | 34 „ „ 39 „ |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 33 „ „ 50 „ |
| Bronchitis | 9 „ „ 8 „ |
| Whooping Cough | 10 „ „ 7 „ |
| Atrophy, debility, and Marasmas | 5 „ „ 15 „ |
| Atelectasis | 7 „ „ 2 „ |
| Congenital Malformations | 8 „ „ 6 „ |
Fifty-two deaths of infants under four weeks of age
occurred in 1929 as compared with 64 in 1928 and 74 in 1927.