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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 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Of the 328 illegitimate births that occurred in the Borough,
114 belonged to the Borough, 11 to Clapham, 13 to Putney, 36 to
Streatham, 11 to Tooting, and 43 to Wandsworth.
89 illegitimate births occurred outside the Borough, making
a total of 203.
The illegitimate births in nursing homes have this year been
allocated to the home addresses of the mothers.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was
3ยท8.
Notification of Births Act.
The following Table shows the number of births notified in each
sub-district and in the whole Borough, the persons by whom
notified and whether the children were born alive or dead.
| Sub-district. | Total No. of births notified. | Notified by: | Total births registered. | No. born dead. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Attendant | Parent. | Midwife. | Other person. | ||||
The percentage of births notified, less still-births, to those
registered was 98.6. This is the highest percentage recorded since
the Act came in force.
Deaths.
During the year ending the 31st December, 1919, 3,552 deaths,
1,688 of males and 1,864 of females, occurred, compared with
4,208 in 1918.