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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 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
The death-rate, including only the deaths registered
within the sub-district was 11.2 per 1,000 per annum. A
more correct death-rate would be obtained by excluding
the deaths of non-parishioners registered within the subdistrict
and adding those of parishioners who died in
outlying institutions. When corrected in this way, the
death-rate is found to be l3.3 per 1,000 per[???]annum.
The death-rate for the year compares favourably with
that of the preceding ten years. The decennial average
was 12.13 per 1,000 per annum.
The death-rate for the year was, therefore, .9 per
1,000 per annum below the decennial average.
| YEARS. | Births | Birth-rate. | Deaths from all Causes. | Death-rate. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 366 | 22.9 | 187 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 1889 | 376 | 23.0 | 182 | 11.1 | 11.9 |
| 1890 | 453 | 25.4 | 234 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
| 1891 | 479 | 26.9 | 213 | 11.9 | 15.0 |
| 1892 | 447 | 24.5 | 247 | 13.5 | 11.0 |
| 1893 | 462 | 24.7 | 256 | 13.6 | 11.1 |
| 1894 | 455 | 23.7 | 190 | 9.9 | 13.8 |
| 1895 | 472 | 24.0 | 258 | 13.1 | 10.9 |
| 1896 | 468 | 22.7 | 252 | 12.2 | 10.5 |
| 1897 | 510 | 24.1 | 238 | 11.2 | 12.9 |
Rate of
Natural Increase
of Population
The excess of the birth-rate over the deathrate
is equal to 12.9 per 1,000 per annum.
This is higher than we have been accustomed
to in recent years. This number gives us what would be
the natural increase of the population, supposing no immigration
or emigration of residents took place.