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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1893
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1893
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PUTNEY & ROEHAMPTON.
I estimate the population of Putney and Roehampton
for the year 1893 at 18,092, and this will be taken as the
basis of calculation in the various Tables which follow.
Birth and Death
Rates.
During the year 462 births were registered,
which gives us a birth-rate of 24.7 per 1,000.
This is slightly above the average for the last ten years.
Two hundred and fifty-six deaths were registered, which
gives a death-rate for the twelve months of 13'6. This is
the highest death-rate we have had for the last nine years.
TABLE I.
Birth and Death Rates.
| YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Deaths from all Causes. | Death-rate. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 377 | 25.3 | 199 | 13.7 | 11.6 |
| 1885 | 322 | 21.7 | 167 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| 1886 | 352 | 23.1 | 179 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 1887 | 349 | 22.3 | 196 | 12.5 | 9.8 |
| 1888 | 366 | 22.9 | 187 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 1889 | 376 | 23.0 | 182 | 11.1 | 11.9 |
| 1890 | 453 | 25.4 | 234 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
| 1891 | 479 | 26.9 | 213 | 11.9 | 15.0 |
| 1892 | 447 | 24.5 | 247 | 13.5 | 11.0 |