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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 1936
[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 1936) | 141,300 |
| Number of inhabited houses (census 1931) | 26,245 |
| Rateable Value at 31st December, 1936 | £1,327,199 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £5,138 |
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR-
LIVE BIRTHS:— Total- Males- Females-
Legitimate 2,006 1,028 978 Birth rate per 1,000
Illegitimate 105 52 53 of the estimated
population 14-9
STILLBIRTHS:—
Legitimate 52 33 19 Rate per 1,000 total
Illegitimate 3 2 1 (live and still) births
25-4
DEATHS:— 1,786 928 858 Death rate per 1,000
of the estimated
population,
crude rate 12-6
adjusted rate 12-7
Percentage of deaths occurring in public institutions 60-9
Rate
per 1,000 total
(live and still)
Deaths- births-
Deaths from disease and accidents of From sepsis 2 0-92
pregnancy and childbirth From other causes 2 0-92
Total 4 1-85
Death rate of Infants under One Year of Age:—
All infants per 1,000 live births 64
Legitimate infants per 1,000 live births 61
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 124
Deaths from:—
Cancer (all ages) 250
Measles (all ages) 14
Whooping cough (all ages) 6
Diarrhoea (under two years of age) 22