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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.
Ages at Death. Of the total deaths, 22.9 per cent. were of
infants under 1 year of age, and 22.6 of persons above the
age of 65 years.

Table: Infantile Death rate. This rate was as follows :—

Infantile Death rate. This rate was as follows :—

Whole District112 per 1000 births.
Clapham113 ,, ,,
Putney105 ,, ,,
Streatham93 ,, ,,
Tooting167 ,, ,,
Wandsworth121 ,, ,,
Registration London143 ,, ,,

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The rate last year was 137 per 1000.
Causes of Death. The next table enables a comparison to be
made between 1894 and preceding years as regards the
number of deaths from the various causes. Table VI. gives
fuller information for 1894.