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STILLBIRTHS-
The number of stillbirths during 1936 was 55 compared with 65 during the previous yearThe
stillbirths amounted to 25-4 per 1,000 of the total births (live and stillbirths)- The corresponding
rate for England and Wales was 39-73- On the basis of stillbirths per 1,000 of the
population, the local rate is 0-39 as againsit 0-61 nationally and 0-45 in the administrative county-
ILLEGITIMACY-
The illegitimate live births numbered 105 (52 males and 53 females) during 1930 compared
with 103 for the previous year and constituted 4-9 per cent- of the total live births-
DEATHS-
During the year ended December 31st, 1930, 1,480 deaths were registered as having
occurred in the borough- Of these, 230 were of persons not belonging to the borough, while
530 inhabitants of Eulham died outside the borough, chiefly in public institutions- There were,
therefore 1,786 deaths of persons, 928 males and 858 females, having their usual residence in
Eulham, representing an annual crude death rate of 12-6 per 1,000 of the population- This rate is
1-0% above that of the previous year- The death rate for England and Wales was 12-1 and
for London 12-3- The "Comparability Factor" remains unchanged at 1-01 and the adjusted
death rate is, therefore, 12-7-
CERTIFICATION OF CAUSES OF DEATH-
Of the 1,786 deaths belonging to the borough, 1,643 or 91-99 per cent-, were certified by
registered medical practitioners; 75 or 4-20 per cent-, by coroners after inquests; 67 or 3-75 per
cent-, by coroners without inquests, while 1 case or 0-06 per cent- was uncertified-
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS-
Of the deaths of Eulham persons 60-9 per cent, took place in Public Institutions- The
distribution of these institutional deaths according to the type of institution was as follows:—
per cent-
781 in Public Assistance Hospitals or Institutions 71-8
29 in Infectious Disease Hospitals 2-7
222 in Other Hospitals 20-4
55 in Mental Hospitals 5-1
FULHAM HOSPITAL-
In this institution belonging to the London County Council there were 677 deaths of
which 594 were of Fulham residents and 83 of persons residing in other districts-
WESTERN HOSPITAL-
This hospital, the only London County Council Infectious Disease Hospital in the borough,
had 150 deaths during the year and of this number 21 were of Fulham residents while the
remaining 129 were of patients admitted from other districts-