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Wandsworth 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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It will be seen from this table that the death.rate is
1.88 per 1,000 less than the decennial average. It is
also 3.63 per 1,000 less than the rate for the 28 great
towns, and 2.83 per 1,000 less than that for the whole of
the Metropolis.
The following shews at a glance the great diminution
in the mortality of this District since the year 1851, notwithstanding
the fact that the density of population has
been, especially during the last few years, rapidly
increasing.
Death.rates in District per 1,000 of the Population.
| During 10 years, 1851—60 | 20.40 |
|---|---|
| „ „ 1861—70 | 19.34 |
| „ „ 1871—80 | 18.06 |
| During the year 1881 | 17.16 |
| „ „ 1882 | 17.42 |
| ,, ,,1883 | 17.79 |
| ,, ,, 1884 | 17.85 |
| ,, ,,1885 | 16.87 |
Deathsin
outlying
institutions The deaths already enumerated do not
include those of inhabitants of this District
who have died in the various hospitals and
other institutions without the District. Doubtless the
lower mortality caused by the occurrence of these deaths
apart from the population to which they rightly belong
is to some extent counterbalanced by the death of
temporary immigrants into the Wan Isworth District
from the country, and by the deaths occurring in the