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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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STREATHAM.
Population
The estimated population of Streatham, for
the middle of the year 1898, is 60,459, and
upon this estimate are based the various rates of mortality,
&c; having regard, however, to the extensive building
operations during the year, this is probably considerably
below the actual figure.
Births and
Birth-rate.
There were 1,359 births registered during the
year, 669 of males and 690 of females. This
is the highest number ever recorded in the sub-district,
and produces a birth-rate of 22.4 per 1,000.
Deaths and
Death-rate.
The deaths registered during the year numbered
708; of these, 379 were of males and
329 of females, producing an uncorrected death-rate of
11.7 per 1,000 persons living.
The corrected death-rate, obtained by excluding the
'
number of deaths of non-parishioners occurring within the
sub-district (73) and including those of parishioners dying
within the Metropolis, but outside the Streatham area
(101) and producing a total of 735, is equal to 12.1 per
1,000 of the population.
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