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Wandsworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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GENERAL STATISTICS FOR THE BOROUGH.
| Area | 9,199 acres |
| Population in 1935 | 343,300 |
| No. of inhabited houses in 1931 | 71,566 |
| No. of families, or separate occupiers, in 1931 | 95,383 |
| Rateable value in 1935 | £3,125,346 |
| Estimated produce of a penny rate | £12,645 |
Extracts from Vital Statistics.
| No. of Live Births | Males | Females | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 1900 | 1715 | 3615 |
| Illegitimate | 79 | 95 | 174 |
| Total | 1979 | 1810 | 3789 |
Deaths 1799 1978 3777
Birth-rate 1103
Death-rate—Crude 11.00
Standardized 10.23
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births.
No. of Stillbirths 126 32.18
Deaths from puerperal sepsis 5 1.27
Deaths from other puerperal causes 5 1.27
Total 10 2.55
Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:—
| All infants | 55 |
| Legitimate infants | 54 |
| Illegitimate infants | 80 |
| Deaths from Measles (all ages | 2 |
| ,, Whooping Cough (all ages) | 11 |
| ,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 36 |
| Deaths from Tuberculosis:— | |
| No. .. 249 Rate | .72 |