Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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preceding years, from which it is seen that the deathrate
of the past year exceeded by 0.32 per 1,000 only
the rate of the year 1881 which was the lowest recorded
in the annals of the Board; it was 1.62 per
1,000 below the preceding decennial average, and 3.92
per 1,000 less than the corresponding rate for all
London.
YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1000. | Natural Increase. | Rate of Natural Increase per 1000. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1872 | 4540 | 34.40 | 2421 | 18.30 | 2119 | 16.10 |
1873 | 5053 | 36.40 | 2580 | 18.70 | 2473 | 18.00 |
1874 | 5221 | 36.50 | 2796 | 19.50 | 2425 | 16.90 |
1875 | 5529 | 37.30 | 3096 | 20.87 | 2433 | 16.40 |
1876 | 5999 | 39.04 | 3154 | 20.00 | 2845 | 18.51 |
1877 | 6159 | 38.60 | 2991 | 18.70 | 3168 | 20.00 |
1878 | 6508 | 39.40 | 3275 | 19.80 | 3233 | 19.80 |
1879 | 6833 | 39.70 | 3526 | 20.50 | 3307 | 19.23 |
1880 | 7038 | 34.20 | 3593 | 17.50 | 3445 | 16.80 |
1881 | 7582 | 35.68 | 3647 | 17.16 | 3935 | 18.51 |
Mean of Ten Years 1872—81 | 6046 | 37.12 | 3107 | 19.10 | 2938 | 18.02 |
1882 | 7889 | 35.69 | 3851 | 17.42 | 4038 | 18.26 |