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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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| Tears. | Births. | Birth-Rates. | Deaths from all causes. | Death-rates | Kates of Natural Increase, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 146 | 24.33 | 78 | 13.16 | 11.17 |
| 1890 | 168 | 26.2 | 109 | 18.6 | 7.9 |
| 1891 | 173 | 29.08 | 93 | 16.03 | 10.8 |
| 1892 | 164 | 31.0 | 131 | 24.8 | 6.2 |
| 1893 | 213 | 40.1 | 112 | 21.1 | 19.0 |
Table II. gives a tabular statement of the deaths which
occurred in outlying institutions. Of the 26 deaths
recorded, 9 were of males and 17 females. Seven deaths
were due to Zymotic Diseases. Five deaths took place in
the institutions of the Wandsworth and Clapham Union,
6 in the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, and
15 in general and special Hospitals and Asylums.