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Fulham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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TABLE 5.—VITAL STATISTICS OF LONDON BOROUGHS, 1937.
| Borough. | Estimated Resident Population (mid-1937) | Live Births Rate per 1,000 Population. | Death Rate per 1,000 Population. | Infantile Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude. | Adjusted. | ||||
| WEST DISTRICTS. | |||||
| Paddington | 138,300 | 13.65 | 13.05 | 12.91 | 66.0 |
| Kensington | 175,600 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 83.0 |
| Hammersmith | 126,500 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 68.0 |
| Fulham | 138,900 | 13.9 | 13.08 | 13.2 | 56.0 |
| Chelsea | 56,510 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 12.0 | 59.0 |
| City of Westminster | 124,300 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 58.7 |
| NORTH DISTRICTS. | |||||
| St. Marylebone | 92,110 | 9.36 | 13.10 | 12.98 | 73.0 |
| Hampstead | 90,690 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 54.0 |
| St. Pancras | 181,900 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 62.0 |
| Islington | 295,400 | 15.25 | 12.9 | 13.02 | 66.0 |
| Stoke Newington | 50,250 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 37.5 |
| Hackney | 206,700 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 43.38 |
| CENTRAL DISTRICTS. | |||||
| Holborn | 34,600 | 8.09 | 11.85 | 12.68 | 79.0 |
| Finsbury | 58,700 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 71.0 |
| City of London | 8,980 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 36.3 |
| EAST DISTRICTS. | |||||
| Shoreditch | 82,240 | 14.86 | 12.47 | 13.72 | 54.0 |
| Bethnal Green | 94,560 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 54.0 |
| Stepney | 203,100 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 14.2 | 60.5 |
| Poplar | 136,800 | 15.5 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 61.0 |
| SOUTH DISTRICTS. | |||||
| Southwark | 147,400 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 64.0 |
| Bermondsey | 98,790 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 59.0 |
| Lambeth | 273,800 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 68.0 |
| Battersea | 143,500 | 14.94 | 12.89 | 12.76 | 70.43 |
| Wandsworth | 341,700 | 11.53 | 12.36 | 11.43 | 62.0 |
| Camberwell | 224,800 | 14.08 | 12.83 | 12.83 | 58.0 |
| Deptford | 96,580 | 15.1 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 45.0 |
| Greenwich | 95,990 | 13.88 | 12.03 | 12.27 | 50.0 |
| Lewisham | 226,000 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 46.0 |
| Woolwich | 149,400 | 14.2 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 40.0 |
| LONDON, Administrative County | 4,094,500 | 13.4 | 12.5 | - | 60.0 |
| ENGLAND AND WALES | - | 14.9 | 12.4 | - | 58.0 |