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Wandsworth 1895

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

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TOOTING.
Population. The estimated population for the middle of
1895 is 6.250, and upon this are based the mortality and
other rates.
Births and Birth Rate Daring the year, 197 births were registered,
104 of males and 93 of females, being equal to 3T5 per
1,000, of the estimated population.
Deaths and Death Rate 296 deaths were registered during the year,
155 of males and 141 of females, producing
an uncorrected death-rate of 47 3 per 1,000. Of these,
however, 181 were of non-parishioners in the various
local hospitals and institutions (full particulars of which
are set out in the appended tables). After excluding
these, and including the deaths of thirteen parishioners
outside the district, a total of 128 is produced, the corrected
death-rate being equal to 20 5 per 1,000.
Rate of Natural increase. The excess of births, over deaths of parishioners
numbered sixty-nine. The rate of Natural
Increase being equal to 11.0 per 1,000 of the population.
Table I. gives the number of births and deaths,
birth-rates and death-rates and rates of natural increase
during the past seven years.