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Wandsworth 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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The following Table gives a comparison with the preceding
ten years:—
| Years. | Birth-rate per 1000. | Death-rate per 1000. | Rate of Natural Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 30.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 |
| 1882 | 30.4 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| 1883 | 30.4 | 16.5 | 13.9 |
| 1884 | 32.3 | 15.3 | 17.0 |
| 1885 | 30.0 | 13.0 | 17.0 |
| 1886 | 30.8 | 14.5 | 16.3 |
| 1887 | 30.4 | 13.3 | 17.1 |
| 1888 | 29.5 | 13.4 | 16.1 |
| 1889 | 27.5 | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| 1890 | 27.01 | 14.58 | 12.43 |
| Mean of Ten Years. | 29.8 | 14.15 | 15.6 |
| 1891 | 28.52 | 13.1 | 15.42 |
The death-rate has undergone a decided fall since the
previous year and is below the decennial average, which
was 1415. The death-rate for the whole of London was
21.4 in 1891, so that the Wandsworth district continues
to show a rate very much below the Metropolitan one.
Deaths in
Outlying
Institutions.
To the above deaths are to be added those
that occur in various Metropolitan Institutions
that are made use use of by inhabitants of this district.
Those Institutions include the Union Infirmary, the
various general and special Hospitals, and those of the
Asylums' Board.