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Wandsworth 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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The death-rale for the whole district was 15.77 per
1,000 persons, which is considerably lower than that
recorded in any previous report. The following table
shows this fact more accurately:—

Table: TABLE III.Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire district during the ten years 1877—86, compared with those of the year 1887.

TABLE III.

Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire district during the ten years 1877—86, compared with those of the year 1887.

Years.Births.Birth-rate per 1000.Deaths.Death-rate per 1000.Natural Increase.Rate of Natural Increase per 1000.
1877615938.6299118.7316820.0
1878650839.4327519.8323319.8
1879683339.7352620.5330719.2
1880703834.2359317.5344516.8
1881758235.6364717.1393518.5
1882788935.6385117.4403818.2
1883807935.1408317.7399617.3
1884897937.5426617.8471319.7
1885860634.6419216.8441417.9
1886889634.6439817.0448917.4
Mean ofTen Years 1876—85764636.4373218.0387318.4
1887.919433.7429215.7490217.9

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It will be seen from this table that the death-rate is
0.5 per 1,000 less than the decennial average. It is
also 5.1 per 1,000 less than the rate for the 23 great
towns of England and Wales, and 2.8 per 1,000 less
than that for the whole of the Metropolis.