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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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PUTNEY & ROEHAMPTON.
The estimated population of the sub-district of Putney
and Roehampton for the year 1894 is 19,158, being an
increase by 466 of the population in the previous year.
Birth and Death
Rates.
During the year 455 births (244 males and
211 femels) were registered, giving a birthrate
of 23 7 per 1,000. 190 deaths were registered,
giving us a death-rate of 9.9, which is by far the lowest I
have ever had to record. The difference between the birth
and death-rates, which gives the rate of natural increase in
the population, was 13.8. It is the highest I have had
to record, with the exception of the year 1891.
A reference to table I. shows the respective birth and
death-rates during the last ten years : —
| 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 | 217 | 167 | 11.2 | 104 |
| 1886 | 352 | 231 | 179 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 1887 | 349 | 22.3 | 196 | 13.5 | 9.8 |
| 1888 | 366 | 22 9 | 187 | 11.7 | 11.2 |
| 1889 | 376 | 230 | 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 |
| 1893 | 462 | 24.7 | 256 | 13.6 | 11.1 |
| 1894 | 455 | 23.7 | 190 | 9.9 | 13.8 |