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Wandsworth 1897

[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: Infirmary, 202 in the general and special hospitals and 87 in those of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. The relative proportions in the sub-districts are as follows:—

Infirmary, 202 in the general and special hospitals and 87 in those of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. The relative proportions in the sub-districts are as follows:—

1896.1897.
Clapham2.3 per thousand living.2.3 per thousand living.
Putney1.7 ,, ,, ,,2.3 ,, ,, ,,
Streatham1.6 ,, ,, ,,1.8 ,, ,, ,,
Tooting2.9 ,, ,, ,,2.4 ,, ,, ,,
Wandsworth3.4 ,, ,, ,,3.9 ,, ,, ,,

Table: The next Table gives interesting information as to the density of population, and the relative mortality of the industrial and other classes in each sub-district:—TABLE F.

The next Table gives interesting information as to the density of population, and the relative mortality of the industrial and other classes in each sub-district:—

TABLE F.

Sub-District.Population, 1897.Percentage of Total Population.Number of persons to 1 acre.Relative mortality of Industrial and other classes.
Industrial Other classes. classes.
Clapham47,80424.438.768.631.4
Putney21,12510.89.750.050.0
Streatham58,18329.720.078.621.4
Tooting7,6113.913.594.06.0
Wandsworth..61,25131.225.166.433.6

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Table VI. gives the deaths occurring in the entire
District during 1897, classified according to sex, age, and
social position, the relative numbers in each sub-district
being also given.