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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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According to Table II. it will bo seen that the deathrate
in the entire district was 13.4 per thousand.
In Table III. we have a comparison of the Birth and
Death-rates in the entire district during the last year.
| Years. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Death-rate per 1000 excluding Battersea. | Rate of Natural Increase. | Death-rate including Battersea. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 32.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 19.8 |
| 1879 | 33.4 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 20.5 |
| 1880 | 28.9 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 17.5 |
| 1881 | 30.0 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 |
| 1882 | 30.8 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 17.4 |
| 1883 | 30.4 | 16.5 | 13.9 | 17.7 |
| 1884 | 32.3 | 15.3 | l6.9 | 17.8 |
| 1885 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 16.8 |
| 1886 | 30.8 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 17.0 |
| 1887 | 30.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 | 15.7 |
| Mean of Ten Years. | 30.9 | 15.09 | 15.7 | 17.7 |
| 1888 | 29.5 | 13.4 | 16.1 |
In one column we have the death-rates exclusive of
Battersea. From this it will be seen that the death-rate
during 1888 compares very favourably with that of preceding
years. Especially is this the case when we bear
in mind that in all probability the actual death-rate would
be considerably less on account of the rapid increase of
the population. As it is, it is 1.69 less than the decennial
average. It is also 5.7 less than the rate in 28 great towns
of England and Wales. It is 5.1 less than the deathrate
for the whole of London during the same period.