London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Wandsworth 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Metropolis, and which would produce a corrected total of
245, and a mortality rate of 24.5 per 1,000. The corrected
total of deaths included 111 males and 134 females.
The following Table will show the distribution of
deaths of "residents" and "non-residents" of those
registered during the year in the sub-district.
| "Residents" | "Nonresidents " | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths in Tooting, other than in Local Public Institutions | 221 | — | 221 |
| Deaths in Local Public Institutions | 3 | 228 | 231 |
| Totals . | 224 | 228 | 452 |
Natural increase. The excess of births registered over the
corrected number of deaths recorded was two
hundred and thirty three. The rate of natural increase
was therefore equal to 23.3 per 1,000 of. the population.
Table II. gives the number of births and deaths, birthrates
and death-rates, and rates of natural increase
during the past twelve years.
| Years. | Births. | Birth-Kates. | Deaths from all causes. | Death-rates | Kates 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* |
| 1898 | 254 | 32.1 | 146* | 18.4* | 13.7* |
| 1899 | 367 | 36.7 | 190* | 19.0* | 17.7* |
| 1900 | 478 | 47.8 | 245* | 24.5 | 23.3 |
* Corrected statistics.