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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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those of 1878, and a difference of 07 per 1,000 in the
death-rate. (See table ) The death-rate for 1879 is exactly
the average death-rate since 1871; but for reasons already
explained, it would be less by 2.0 per 1,000 if we could
arrive at our actual population and calculate from it.
The death-rate for London was 23.3 per 1,000, nearly
the same as that in the previous year. In 23 large towns
of the United Kingdom the average rate was 23.4—from
351 in Dublin, to 16.7 in Portsmouth. Of other 50 towns
the average was 21.3—from 29.1 in Preston to 16.5 in
Cheltenham and Middleborough. Considering density of
population, and greater risk of epidemic disease than in
the provincial districts, our death-rate may be looked upon
as below the average. The average rate for the South
Metropolitan Districts, of which the Wandsworth District
is one, was 23.3.
The figures ot the previous year are also given for the purpose of comparison.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | Officially estimated Population in the middle of | Deaths. | Death rate. | Excluding NonPririshioners ho have Died in Public Institutions. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 1879 | 1878 | 1879 | 1878 | 1879 | 1879 | ||
| Battersea | 79,068 | 82,500 | 1,803 | 1,980 | 1 in 43 | 1 in 42 | per 1000 23.9 | per 1000 21.4 |
| Wandsworth | 24,449 | 26,000 | 422 | 516 | 1 in 57 | 1 in 50 | 19.0 | 16.1 |
| Clapham | 32,031 | 33,000 | 580 | 561 | 1 in 55 | 1 in 59 | 17.5 | No apprecible difference. |
| Streatham, Tooting, and Balham | 17,667 | 18,500 | 284 | 290 | 1 in 62 | 1 in 64 | 15.6 | |
| Putney & Roehampton | 11,597 | 11,900 | 186 | 179 | 1 in 62 | 1 in 66 | 15.0 | |
The excess of births over deaths was 3,307, or nearly
20'0 per 1,000. This represents the natural increase of
the population.