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Wimbledon 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Population, Birth, and Death Rates for each Ward in 1938
| WARD. | Population. | Birth Bate. | Death Bate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 6,678 | 9.73 | 15.12 |
| St. John's | 5,092 | 10.60 | 14.33 |
| Cottenham Park | 7,477 | 10.16 | 13.37 |
| Wimbledon Park | 4,406 | 10. g6 | 12.02 |
| North Wimbledon | 23,653 | 10.23 | 13.82 |
| Dundonald | 7,813 | 11.77 | 11.77 |
| Trinity | 11,552 | 11.85 | 9.86 |
| South Park | 8,430 | 13.16 | 10.91 |
| Haydon Park | 7,232 | 12.44 | 10.78 |
| South Wimbledon | 35,027 | 12.27 | 10.73 |
| Whole District | 58,680 | 11.89 | 10.78 |
Births.—The statistics supplied by the Registrar-General
show that during 1938 the total number of registered live
births belonging to Wimbledon amounted to six hundred and
ninety-eight (three hundred and thirty-nine males and three
hundred and fifty-nine females). This gives a birth rate equal
to 11.89 per thousand of the population. Thirty-two (or 4.58
per cent.) of the births were illegitimate. Of this number,
nineteen were males and thirteen females. In addition,
twenty-four stillbirths (eighteen males and six females) were
registered.
The following table gives the birth rates in Wimbledon
since 1922 together with the comparative figures for England
and Wales. In 1923, the birth rate in Wimbledon was 14.9.
Since that year the figure has been steadily falling, although
during 1935 and 1936 a slight increase in the rate is to be
noted.
The rate for 1938 is the highest in the present decade.