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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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See annexed table.
| Year | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births | 4380 | 4540 | 5053 | 5221 | 5529 | 5999 | 6159 | 6508 | 6833 |
| Birth-rate per 1000 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 37.3 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 3.4 | 39.7 |
| Deaths | 2867 | 2421 | 2580 | 2796 | 3096 | 3154 | 2991 | 3275 | 3526 |
| Death-rate per 1000 | 22.6 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 20.87 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 19.8 | 20.5 |
In all probability, the census of 1881 will place the
birth-rate at about 34 or 35 per 1,000, at which rate
the births of this district have been found, when the
population has been estimated upon the basis of an
actual enumeration. It is evident, therefore, that
our population will be found greatly to exceed the
modest limits of the official estimate when that enumeration
takes place. The above number of births shews an
increase of 325 upon those of last year, almost the same
rate of increase as prevailed in the previous year. The
birth-rate of London was 36.5 per 1,000.
Deaths and Death-rate.—During the year 1879, 3,526
deaths were registered, 1,742 of males, and 1,784 of females.
The death-rate, according to the official population, is 20.5
per 1,000. This shews an increase of 251 deaths over