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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 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895
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District. 7
The following Table shows the rates for the last 10 years:—
| Years. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Death-rate per 1000. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 32.3 | 15.3 | 17.0 |
| 1885 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 |
| 1886 | 30.8 | 14.5 | 16.3 |
| 1887 | 30.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 |
| 1888 | 29.5 | 13.4 | 16.1 |
| 1889 | 27.5 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1890 | 27.01 | 14.58 | 12.43 |
| 1891 | 28.52 | 13.1 | 15.4 |
| 1892 | 26.23 | 13.4 | 11.53 |
| 1893 | 27.1 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| Mean of Ten Years | 28.9 | 13.27 | 15.1 |
| 1894 | 25.17 | 12.6 | 12.57 |
The death-rate is therefore 0.67 below the decennial
average. Put in another way this means that if the
decennial average had been maintained 116 persons more
would have died during the year.
The rate for the whole of London was 17.8.
The Outlyivg Deaths above referred to are shown in the
following Table, and are arranged according to the
respective sub-districts to which they belong, and the
institutions in which they occurred.