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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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rate 22.3 per 1,000. During the last ten years the birthrate
in this district has shown a gradual diminution,
commencing in the year 1878 with 29.1 per 1,000, and
ending at the present year at 22.3 per 1,000. Of the
349 births, 156 were males and 193 females.
| YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Deaths from all Causes. | Death-rate | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 349 | 22.3 | 196 | 12.5 | 98 |
Deaths and Death-rate. During the year 196 deaths were registered,
of these 97 were males and 99 females. This
is equivalent to a death-rate of 12.5 per 1,000. There
is therefore a slight increase on the death-rate of the
two previous years, but a considerable diminution as
compared with the death-rate of the former year of the
last decade.
The natural increase of the population or the excess
of the number of births over deaths was 153, giving the
rate of increase at 9.8 per 1,000.
Deaths in Outlying Institutions. During the year there were 27 deaths registered
of inhabitants of this district who
died in outlying institutions. Of these 22