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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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TABLE I. Births and Deaths registered during the year 1884.
| BIRTHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Battersea | East—Males, 1360; Females, 1261 | 2,715 | 2,560 | 5,275 |
| West—Males, 1355; Females, 1299 | ||||
| Clapham | 596 | 527 | 1,123 | |
| Putney and Roehampton | 189 | 371 | ||
| Streathara, including Tooting and Balham.. | 544 | 594 | 1,138 | |
| Wandsworth | 662 | 510 | 1,072 | |
| Total | 4,599 | 4,380 | 8,979 | |
DEATHS.
| SUB-DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | East—Males, 606; Females, 578 | 1,288 | 1,215 | 2,503 |
| West—Males, 682; Females, 637 | ||||
| Clapham | 263 | 280 | 543 | |
| Putney and Roehampton | 105 | 94 | 199 | |
| Streatham, including Tooting and Balham.. | 218 | 227 | 445 | |
| Wandsworth | 284 | 292 | 576 | |
| Total | 2,185 | 2,108 | 4,266 | |
| * The excess of Births over Deaths in the entire District is 4,713. | ||||