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Wandsworth 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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district, we have a grand total of 1,984 deaths which is
equivalent to a mortality of 13.9 per thousand. This estimate
of the mortality is, however, not a correct one.
It is evident that while a certain number of our parishoners
die in these institutions without the district, it is
equally certain that numbers die within our borders who
have come from outside districts.
We are enabled by table IV. to find out to what extent
these different hospitals are taken advantage of by
the various parishes, and the result corresponds with our
experience in former years. The figures given below
show the number of deaths per thousand of the population
in the respective sub-districts, occurring in these institutions.
1888.
1889.
Clapham 2.4 1.9
Putney 1.8 1.7
Streatham 1.5 1.0
Tooting 2.6
Wandsworth 3.7 3.2
From this it is apparent that Wandsworth and Tooting
are the sub-districts from which the larger proportion
of patients are received into these institutions.
Table V. is interesting from the information it gives as to the proportion of the general mortality which falls on the industrial classes.
| Sub-District. | Population middle of 1889. | Percentage of Total Population. | Number of persons to 1 acre. | Relative mortality of Industrial and other classes. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial classes. | Other classes. | ||||
| Clapham | 45,990 | 32.4 | 37 | 57.3 | 42.7 |
| Putney | 16,330 | 11.4 | 63.2 | 30.8 | |
| Streatham | 40,000 | 28.2 | 13 | 40.7 | 59.3 |
| Tooting | 5,000 | 3.6 | 9 | 48.7 | 51.3 |
| Wandsworth | 34,788 | 24.4 | 14 | 66.6 | 33.4 |