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Wandsworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE IV.
| Sub-Districts. | Corrected Deaths. | Corrected Death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Clapham | 300 | 401 | 791 | 12.94 |
| Putney | 183 | 232 | 415 | 11.94 |
| Balham | 316 | 345 | 661 | 12.22 |
| Streatham | 333 | 439 | 772 | 11.28 |
| Tooting | 198 | 174 | 372 | 9.72 |
| Wandsworth | 552 | 525 | 1,077 | 11.10 |
| Whole Borough | 1,972 | 2,116 | 4,088 | 11.56 |
Births.
The total number of births occurring in the Borough was
3,240, including 394 non-residents who were born in Institutions.
1,351 births of Borough residents occurred outside the Borough,
so that the corrected number of births was 4,197 compared with
4,334 in 1931.
In Table II. is shown the number of births, males and
females, the birth-rate, and the rate of natural increase, for each
sub-district, and for the whole Borough.
TABLE II.
Sub-District.
No. of Births.
Rates.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Birth-rate.
Natural
increase or
decrease.
Clapham
450
417
867
14.18
+ 1-24
Putney
181
172
353
10.16
—1-78
Balham
364
328
692
12.80
+ -58
Streatham
327
346
673
9.83
—1-45
Tooting
223
209
432
11.29
+ 1-57
Wandsworth
599
581
1,180
12.05
+ -95
Whole Borough
2,144
2,053
4,197
11.86
+ -30