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Wandsworth 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Population
The civilian population at the middle of the year was estimated
by the Registrar-General to be 337,580 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 1957 | ||
|---|---|---|
Births
The total number of births belonging to the Borough registered
during 1957 was 5,037 consisting of 2,643 males and 2,394 females.
The number for 1956 was 4,812.
The crude birth-rate was 14.92 per 1,000 persons living compared
with 14.25 for 1956. The adjusted rate works out at 14.32 after
taking into account the area comparability factor supplied by the
Registrar-General.
Three hundred and eighty eight illegitimate births took place in
the Borough compared with 351 in 1956.
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