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Wandsworth 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Births.
During the 52 weeks ending the 2nd January, 1904, 6,722
births, 3,433 of males and 3,289 of females were registered, compared
with 6,440 in 1902, and 6,107 in 1901. In Table II. is
shown the number of births, males and females, the birth-rate, and
the rates of natural increase for each parish, and for the whole
Borough.
| Births. | Rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Districts. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-Rate | Rate of natural increase. |
| Clapham | 762 | 668 | 1,430 | 26.74 | 13.99 |
| Putney | 282 | 293 | 575 | 22.16 | 10.54 |
| Streatham | 896 | 834 | 1,730 | 21.62 | 10.80 |
| Tooting | 404 | 375 | 779 | 35.81 | 24.14 |
| Wandsworth | 1,089 | 1,119 | 2,208 | 31.62 | 17.70 |
| Whole Borough | 3,433 | 3,289 | 6,722 | 26.78 | 14.54 |
151 births occurred in the Wandsworth Workhouse, compared
with 152 in 1902. Of these 68 belonged to Battersea, 6 to
Clapham, 7 to Putney, 20 to Streatham, 12 to Tooting, and 38 to
Wandsworth.
The birth-rate for the year was 2678, an increase of .47
compared with 1902. The birth-rate if calculated on the uncorrected
population was 26.22, .44 above last year and .45 above the
rate for the previous ten years. The rate is the highest since
1893 when it was 27.07. The increase in the birth-rate is chiefly
confined to the sub-districts of Tooting and Wandsworth, the
rates there being respectively 35 81 and 31.62, and this is due to
the large influx of working class population to these districts.
The lowest rate occurred in the parish of Streatham where
it was only 21.62 per 1,000, the actual number of births being
1,730 as against 1,742 in 1902.