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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
Wandsworth 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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A comparison of the birth and death-rates (founded upon the
| Year | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 4380 | 4540 | 5053 | 5221 | 5529 | 5999 | 6159 |
| Birth-rate per 1000 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 37.3 | 39.5 | 38.6 |
| Deaths | 2867 | 2421 | 2580 | 2796 | 3096 | 3154 | 2991 |
| Death-rate per 1000 | 22.6 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 20.87 | 20.0 | 18.7 |
The death-rate of the metropolis during 1877, was
21.7 per 1000 which contrasts with that of our District to
the extent of 3 per 1000 per annum.
The excess of births over deaths during the year
was 3168, giving a rate of natural increase of 20.0 per
1000.
Causes of Death.— The mortality statistics, as of old,
are given in the first Table of the Appendix; but such a
Table, as regards the causes of death at least, is comparatively
valueless without the means of comparing its
figures with those of past years. With this object the
following comparative Table was introduced for the first
time last year, and is again presented.