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Wandsworth 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Births.
The total number of births occurring in the Borough was 5223,
including 449 non-residents who were born in Institutions. 701
births of Borough residents occurred outside the Borough, so that
the corrected number of births was 5,475, compared with 5,570
in 1922.
In Table II. is shown the number of births, males and females,
the birth-rate, and the rate of natural increase, for each sub-district,
and for the whole Borough.
TABLE II.
| Sub-District. | No. of Births. | Rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate | Rate of natural increase. | |
| Clapham | 550 | 552 | 1102 | 17.78 | 6.70 |
| Putney | 229 | 216 | 445 | 14.51 | 5.58 |
| Balham | 467 | 423 | 890 | 16.95 | 6.13 |
| Streatham | 385 | 355 | 740 | 13.54 | 3.33 |
| Tooting | 323 | 325 | 648 | 1634 | 7.21 |
| Wandsworth | 827 | 823 | 1650 | 16.75 | 6.96 |
| Whole Borough | 2781 | 2694 | 5475 | 16.20 | 6.11 |
The birth-rate was 16.20 per 1,000, compared with 16.68 for
1922, and 18.25 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1923 was 20.2, and for
England and Wales 19.7.
325 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
126 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 95 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough,
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to Wands-