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Wandsworth 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE XI.

TABLE XI.

Years.Population estimated Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in-Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Nonresidents registered in Public Institutions in theDeaths of Residents registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District.
Uuder 1 Year of age.At all Ages.
Number.Rate.*Number.Rate per l,000 Births registered.N umberRate.*Number.Rate.*
12345678910111213
1891158,3064,47728.215221162,23714.131981983572,39615.13
1892163,6334,25626. 015991402,38514.571961953842,57415.73
1893169,4904,58927.076311372,37614012061333582,60115.35
1894175,5954,41825.184961122,15512.273393033692,22112.64
1895182,2474,73725.996101282,56314.063743514222,63414.45
1896189,1784,83325.546911422,73614.464844584952,72314.39
1897197,2185,04225.566421272,60213.195174734812,61013.23
1898205,5965'09624.787241422,85513.884514044452,89614.08
1899214,6395,54525.838121463,13114.584784334753,17314.78
1900224,3255,75425.658251433,14214.004634535113,20014.27
Averages for years 1891—1900.188,0234,87425.926551342,61813.923703404242,70214.37
1901234,7026,10726.028161333,00912.824994225433,13013.33

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Rates in Columns 4, 8, and 13 calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Note.—The deaths to be included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the year as having actually within the District or division.
The deaths to be included in Column 12 are the number in Column 7, correcled by the subti action of the number in Column 10 and the addition of the number in
Column 11. By the term " Ncn-residents " is meant persons brought into the district on account of sickness or infiirmity, and dying in public institutions there ;
and by the term " Residents " is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public institutions
elsewhere. The " Public institutions " to be laken into account fcr the puipcses of these Tables are those into which persons are habitually received on account
of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses and lunatic asylums.
Total population at all ages 232,034
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area covered by water), 9,126 1/2 Number of inhabited houses 37,764 - At Census of 1901.
Average number of persons per house 6.1)