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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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Deaths and The total number of deaths registered in
Death-rate. 1887 was 445, a decrease of 28 on the number
recorded in 1886. Of these deaths 217 were of males
and 228 of females.
The death-rate, calculated from all the registered
deaths, and the foregoing estimate of the population,
was 11.6 per thousand persons living during the year.
This is the lowest death-rate recorded during the decennium
exclusive of outlying deaths. When these are
added, the death-rate is raised to 130 per 1,000.
| YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Deaths from all Causes. | Death-rate. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 585 | 34. 0 | 244 | 12.5 | 20.0 |
| 1878 | 609 | 31.4 | 284 | 16.7 | 18. 0 |
| 1879 | 636 | 34. 3 | 290 | 15.6 | 18.7 |
| 1880 | 703 | 28.1 | 348 | 13.9 | 14.2 |
| 1881 | 830 | 32.1 | 313 | 12.1 | 20.0 |
| 1882 | 891 | 330 | 341 | 12.0 | 20.4 |
| 1883 | 1,027 | 36. 9 | 419 | 14.9 | 21.5 |
| 1884 | 1,138 | 39. 2 | 445 | 15.3 | 23.9 |
| 1885 | 1,078 | 35 6 | 423 | 139 | 23 6 |
| 1886 | 1,078 | 34.3 | 473 | 15.0 | 19. 2 |
| 1887 | 11,85 | 300 | 445 | 11.6 | 19.1 |
Deaths in
Outlying
Institutions.
The deaths already tabulated as occurring
in this sub-district, do not include those of
persons belonging to Streathum and Tooting who died
in various outlying, general and special hospitals.
These additional deaths are exhibited in the following
table, which shows the nature of the cause of death, the
age and sex of the deceased, and the character of the
institution in which they died.