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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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General Statistics.
Area (Acres) 1,706
Population (Census, 1931) 150,928
Population (mid 1932) 149,600
Number of inhabited houses (Census,
1931) 26,245
Rateable Value £1,149,887
Sum represented by a penny rate £4,606
Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year.
Total. Males. Females.
Live Births:—
Legitimate 2,001 1,024 977 Birth rate per 1,000
Illegitimate 136 65 71 of the estimated resident
population, 14.3
Stillbirths:—
Legitimate 63 36 27 Kate per 1,000 total
Illegitimate 1 1 — (live and stillbirths)
births, 29.08
Deaths:— 1,848 924 924 Death rate per 1,000
of the estimated resident
population, 12.4
Percentage of deaths occurring in Public Institutions 57.4
Deaths from diseases and accidents of from sepsis 4
Pregnancy and childbirth from other causes 4
Death Rate of Infants under One Year of age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 58
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 54.
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 117
Deaths from:—
Measles (all ages) 26
Whooping Cough (all ages) 12
Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 22