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Wandsworth 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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5
Vital Statistics.
The birth-rate was 13.01 per 1,000, compared with 13.00
for 1928, and 15.81 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1929 was 15.7, and
for England and Wales, 16.3.
227 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
105 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 126 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough,
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to
Wandsworth of 231. 49 of these belonged to Clapham, 30 to
Putney, 32 to Balham, 38 to Streatham, 31 to Tooting, and 51
to Wandsworth.
The perecentage of illegitimate births to total births was
4.9.
The illegitimate births in nursing homes have again been
allocated to the home addresses of the mothers.
Notification of Births Act.
The following Table shows the number of births notified in
each sub-district and in the whole Borough, the persons by
whom notified, and the number born dead.

TABLE III.

Sub-District.Births registered in the Borough.Total births notified.Notified by:No. born dead.
Medical Attendant.ParentMidwife.Other person.
Clapham55545715367229811
Putney29025695915023
Balham545459160242492611
Streatham834713187624026218
Tooting4253784318314310
Wandsworth973854220795272813
Whole Borough3,6223,1178582591,87112966