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Wandsworth 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
5
Births.
During the 52 weeks ending the 31st December, 1904, 6,927
births, 3,570 of males and 3,357 of females were registered, compared
with 6,722 in 1903, and 6,440 in 1902. 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.
TABLE II.
| Births. | Rates. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-District. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-Rate. | Rate of natural increase. |
| Clapham | 747 | 737 | 1,484 | 27.11 | 12.84 |
| Putney | 272 | 289 | 561 | 20.88 | 8.79 |
| Streatham | 958 | 817 | 1,775 | 21.27 | 10.61 |
| Tooting | 401 | 371 | 772 | 29.26 | 16.22 |
| Wandsworth | 1,192 | 1,143 | 2,335 | 32.06 | 17.27 |
| Whole Borough | 3,570 | 3.357 | 6,927 | 26.21 | 13.28 |
The birth-rate in Clapham and Wandsworth is higher, and in
Streatham, Tooting and Putney, lower than it was last year. The
decrease in Tooting is specially noticeable, the rates being 35.81 in
1903 and 29.26 in 1904. This decrease is in my opinion more
apparent than real and is due to the fact that the increase of population
in Tooting during last year was probably less than it had been in
previous years, and therefore the rate is calculated on too numerous a
population.
The lowest rate in the sub-districts occurred in Putney, and the
difference between these rates in Putney and Wandsworth is very
marked.
The following Table shows the birth-rate in the Borough, the five
sub-districts and London, for the past ten years and for the year 1904,
compared with the average. These rates are calculated on the
uncorrected population as given in Table II. of the Local Government
Board’s Tables and therefore the figures for the years in question do
not quite agree with those given in the Reports.
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