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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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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
| Years. | Births. | Birth-Rates. | Deaths from all causes. | Death-rates | Rates 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 |
| 1894 | 149 | 26.2 | 103* | 18.1* | 8.1* |
*Corrected statistics.
Table II. gives a tabular statement of the deaths which
occurred in outlying institutions. Of the 16 deaths
recorded, 6 were of males and 10 of females. Five deaths
were due to Zymotic Diseases.
In the Wandsworth and Clapham Union Infirmary
7 deaths occurred; 4 in the hospitals of the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, and 5 in general and special Hospitals
of the Metropolis.
In three cases inquests were held, with the following
verdicts:—
Violence.—Suicide—fall.
Natural— Heart disease.
Blight's disease.