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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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Parish of Tooting.
Of the 352 deaths registered, 74 only were of parishioners, as the following table indicates:—
| Parishioners | NunParishioners | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths in Public Institutions | 1 | 275 | 276 |
| Deaths in Tooting, other than in Public institutions | 73 | 3 | 76 |
| Totals | 74 | 278 | 352 |
To produce the corrected death-rate, the number of
deaths of parishioners occurring in outlying public institutions
must be added (19), giving a total of 93 deaths,
and a rate of 12.2 per 1,000 of the population, the
lowest for this sub-district on record.
The excess of births over deaths numbered
122, producing a rate of natural increase
equal to 16'0 per 1,000 of the population.
Table I. gives the number of births and deaths, birthrates
and death-rates, and rates of natural increase
during the past nine years.
Rate of Natural
Increase
| Years. | Births. | Birth-Rates. | Deaths from all causes. | Death-rates | liates of Natural Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 146 | 24.3 | 78 | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| 1890 | 168 | 26.2 | 109 | 18.6 | 7.9 |
| 1891 | 173 | 29.0 | 93 | 16.0 | 10.8 |
| 1892 | 164 | 31.0 | 131 | 24.8 | 6.2 |
| 1893 | 213 | 40.1 | 112 | 21.1 | 19.0 |
| 1894 | 149 | 26.2 | 103* | 18.1* | 8.1* |
| 1895 | 197 | 31.5 | 115* | 20.5* | 11.0* |
| 1896 | 190 | 25.7 | 105* | 14.2* | 11.5* |
| 1897 | 215 | 28.2 | 93* | 12.2* | 16.0* |
* Corrected statistics.