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Wandsworth 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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ic Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Year. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | London. | Eng'and and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 24.25 | 22.57 | 2317 | 2994 | 302 | |||
| 1897 | 24.19 | 23.82 | 22.85 | 30.10 | 25.56 | 3o.1 | ||
| 1898 | 2252 | 25.38 | 22 08 | 29.12 | 24.78 | 29.3 | ||
| 1899 | 25.45 | 23.79 | 29.22 | 25.83 | ||||
| 25.22 | 23.42 | 28.46 | 25.65 | 29.1 | ||||
| 25.33 | 22.10 | 29.69 | 26 02 | |||||
| 24.63 | 22.24 | 30.90 | 25.78 | |||||
| 1903 | 26.87 | 2222 | 30.16 | 26.22 | ||||
| 2725 | 20.98 | 30.64 | 25.69 | |||||
| 2 2 09 | 18.73 | 35.52 | 2676 | 23.64 | ||||
| 20.50 | 35.44 | 26.57 | ||||||
| Average for 10 yrs. | 24.40 | 21 .98 | 21.62 | 29.16 | ||||
| 2O.O3 | 16.46 | 25.43 |
The birth-rate in each of the sub-districts, with the exception
of Tooting-, is lower than the decennial average. In Clapham it
was 4'37, in Putney 5-52, in Streatham 2'8o, and in Wandsworth
3'73 lower, while in Tooting it was '57 higher, and in the whole
Borough 3*22 lower. In 1906 the rate was 2-73 under the decennial
average, and in Tooting it was as much as 5-68 above this
average.
The rate for 1907 is the lowest rate yet recorded, and is "77
per 1,000 under the rate for 1906.
The birth-rate for London was 25'68, compared with 26'6 in
1906, 2702 in 1905, 27'8i in 1904, and 28'6o the decennial