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Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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34 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table XXII. shows this mortality for the 10 years 1904-1913
in each of the sub-districts and in the whole Borough, and the
decennial average, compared with the present year.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 123 | 137 | 105 | 172 | 118 | 123 |
| 1905 | 113 | 109 | 99 | 148 | 128 | 118 |
| 1906 | 111 | 128 | 113 | 146 | 131 | 125 |
| 1907 | 90 | 109 | 88 | 148 | 97 | 101 |
| 1908 | 98 | 97 | 81 | 122 | 101 | 98 |
| 1909 | 83 | 86 | 73 | 98 | 89 | 86 |
| 1910 | 67 | 81 | 64 | 92 | 89 | 78 |
| 1911 | 119 | 145 | 99 | ll6 | 143 | 122 |
| 1912 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 100 | 83 | 76 |
| 1913 | 82 | 85 | 74 | 91 | 103 | 88 |
| Average | 96 | 104 | 85 | 123 | 108 | 101 |
| 1914 | 76 | 87 | 86 | 114 | 84 | 88 |
In Table IV. of the Local Government Board's Tables these
deaths are shown for the whole Borough at certain groups of ages,
and the Tables for the separate sub-districts are included in the
Appendix.
The total number of births was 6,684 of which 6,396 were
legitimate and 288 illegitimate, and of deaths 589, of which 514
were legitimate and 75 illegitimate.
From the notifiable infective diseases three deaths occurred
during the year, one from Scarlet Fever in Wandsworth, and two
from Erysipelas, one in Clapham and one in Wandsworth,