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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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8.
1. General Statistics.
Area (acres) 1,706
Population 153,700
No. of inhabited houses (1921 Census) 25,979
No. of families or separate occupiers (1921
Census) ... ... ... 40,436
Rateable Value ... ... ... ^'1,028,248
Sum represented by penny rate ... /J4,195
£ 2. Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
| Births:— | Total. | Males. | Females. |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | |||
No. of women dying in, or in consequence of, child birth:—
From sepsis ... ...i ... ... 7
From other causes ... ... ... 3
Death Rates of Infants under One Year of age per 1,000 b'rths:—
Legitimate 64 Illegitimate 154 Total 69
Deaths from:—
Measles (all ages) ... ... ... 10
Whooping Cough (all ages) ... ... 25
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) ... 35
Population.—The Registrar-General lias estimated
the population of the Borough at the middle of
1929 to be 153,700.
Marriages.—The number of marriages was 1,453
and the marriage rate, i.e. the number of marriages per
1,000 of the population was 9.4. In the two preceeding
years the marriages numbered 1,412 in 1928 and 1,401
in 1927, so that there was an increase of 41 in 1929.