Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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District.
Table shows the distribution in the sub-districts, and the death-rates, corrected and uncorrected in each.
TABLE II.
DEATHS. | Uncorrected Death-rate. | Corrected Death-rate | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sub-Districts. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
Clapham | 278 | 329 | 607 | 12.69 | 14.03 |
Putney | 121 | 117 | 238 | 11.2 | 13.3 |
Streatham | 286 | 281 | 567 | 9.7 | 10.9 |
Tooting | 176 | 176 | 352 | 46.2 | 12.2 |
Wandsworth | 402 | 436 | 838 | 13.68 | 15.71 |
Whole District | 1263 | 1339 | 2602 | 13.27 | 13.22 |
The following Table shows the rates for the last ten years:—
TABLE III.
Birth-rates, Death-rates, and rates of Natural Increase in the entire District during the ten years 1887-96 inclusive.
Years. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Death-rate per 1000. | Rate of Natural Increase. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1887 | 30.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 | ||
1888 | 29.5 | 13.4 | 16.1 | ||
1889 | 27.5 | 11.6 | 15.8 | ||
1890 | 27.01 | 14.58 | 12.43 | ||
1891 | 28.52 | 13.1 | 15.4 | ||
1892 | 26.23 | 13.4 | 11.53 | ||
1893 | 27.1 | 12.8 | 13..0 | ||
1894 | 25.17 | 12.6 | 12.57 | ||
1895 | 26.01 | 14.48 | 11.58 | ||
1896 | 25.48 | 14.29 | 11.19 | ||
Mean of Ten Years | 27.29 | 13.35 | 13.67 | ||