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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 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: TABLE III.Birth and Death Rates.

TABLE III.

Birth and Death Rates.

Years.Births.Birth-rate.*Deaths from all causes.Death.rate.Rate of Natural Increase.
Corrected.Uncorrected.
187974437.9751618.0420.5619.93
188081030.5348415.4517.6715.08
188190133.7050717.4317.9716.61
188297235.2854417.4918.7017.79
188390732.0749916.1716.7115.90
18841,07236.7257617.2318.7718.84
18851,12237.3762818.8219.9318.55
18861,25540.4072219.0522.3321.35
18871,33841.9661015.5818.4024.59
18881,45144.3671118.0720.9021.78
18891,41542.2049411.1814.7924.51

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•Deaths in Outlying Institutions not included.
Causation of
Mortality.
On reference to Table I. it will be seen
that the relative proportions borne by the
several groups into which the diseases are classified,
were numerically as follows:—The Zymotic caused 47,
and the Non.Zymotic .431 deaths; the latter including
Constitutional 104; Local 258; and Developmental 69.
15 deaths resulted from Violence and in one instance the
cause was not specified.
Zymotic Diseases.
The total number of deaths referred to this group of
diseases, all of which with three exceptions belonged to
the Epidemic class, was 47, being 80 less than in 1888
and, allowing for increase of population, 04 less than the
average of the preceding ten years. They formed 9.5
per cent. of the total mortality, and 1.35 per 1000 of the
estimated population; in the previous year they formed
17.5 per cent. of all deaths, and 3.74 per 1000 of the