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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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CLAPHAM.
Population.
The population of Clapham I estimate at
45,990 in the middle of 1889, assuming that the increase
since 1881 has been the same as that during the previous
decade. As we get further away from the last census
enumeration however, the estimate becomes less and less
reliable, and the above figure is not unlikely to be very
different from the actual population. It probably however
errs on the side of being too small, as the number
of inhabited houses has increased very greatly since
1881.
Births and
Birth-rate.
The number of births registered during the
year was 1,121,—565 of boys, and 556 of girls.
The annual birth-rate was 24*3, the same as in 1888.
| YEARS. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Deaths from all Causes. | Death-rate. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,082 | 29.7 | 544 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
| 1881 | 1,059 | 28 9 | 499 | 13.5 | 15.3 |
| 1882 | 1,081 | 28.8 | 544 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
| 1883 | 1,085 | 28.2 | 580 | 15.1 | 13.1 |
| 1884 | 1,123 | 28.3 | 543 | 13.7 | 14.6 |
| 1885 | 1,030 | 25.2 | 508 | 12.44 | 12.7 |
| 1886 | 1,071 | 25.5 | 545 | 12.99 | 12.5 |
| 1887 | 1,136 | 26.3 | 600 | 13.93 | 12.4 |
| 1888 | 1,076 | 24.3 | 551 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
| 1889 | 1,121 | 24.3 | 53* | 11.6 | 12.7 |
Deaths and
Death-rate.
During the year, 534 deaths, 246 of males,
and 288 of females were registered in Clapham.
This gives a death-rate of 11.6 per thousand of the estimated
population, as compared with 12.4 in the previous
year. The death-rate for the whole of London in 1889
was 17.4