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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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5
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The civilian population at the middle of the year was estimated
by the Registrar-General to be 334,840, and all the rates
used in this Report are based on this figure.
Table I shows the approximate population of each Parliamentary
Division, based on the above estimation.
| Population estimated to middle of 1949 | |
|---|---|
Births.
The total number of births belonging to the Borough registered
during 1949 was 5,053, consisting of 2,670 males and 2,383 females.
The number for 1948 was 5,556.
The birth-rate was 15.08 per 1,000 persons living compared
with 16.70 for 1948.
The rate for the whole of London during 1949 was 18.5 and
for England and Wales 16.7.
257 illegitimate births took place in the Borough compared
with 310 in 1948.