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Wandsworth 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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10 REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1964
TABLE II
| Corrected Deaths | Death Rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| Putney | 495 | 500 | 995 | 9.4 |
| Central | 805 | 933 | 1,738 | 19.1 |
| Clapham | 451 | 541 | 992 | 12.3 |
| Streatham | 376 | 424 | 800 | 11.1 |
| Whole Borough | 2,127 | 2,398 | 4,525 | 12.9 |
Table III is the general mortality table for the whole Borough
and shows the number of deaths from each cause divided into sexes,
age groups and sub-districts.
The larger number of deaths shown in the Central Division as
compared with the other Parliamentary Divisions is due mainly to
the fact that in that area are located a number of hospitals for the
mentally disordered. Such hospitals are classified by the RegistrarGeneral
for the purpose of deaths statistics as non-transferable and
consequently, deaths occurring in these Institutions are allocated to
this area.