Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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PUTNEY & ROEHAMPTON.
I estimate the population of Putney and Roe.
hampton to be 22,800, in the middle of the year 1900.
This estimate is obtained by calculating the increase
since the last census at the same ratio as obtained
during the previous intercensal period. In all probabiliy
this estimate will be found to fall considerably under
the true population as determined by the census of 1901.
Births and During the year, 552 births were registered
Birth.rates. 0f wi]jch 286 were males and 266 females.
This is equal to a birth.rate of 24'2 per 1,000 per
annum, and is slightly below the decennial average,
which is 24 6.
Deaths and 264 deaths were registered in the sub.
Death.rates district during the year, 134 males and 130
females. This is equal to a death.rate of 115 per 1,000
per annum, and is .9 below the decennial average. In
order to obtain the corrected death.rate, it is necessary
to add to the deaths registered within the sub.district
the number of deaths of parishioners registered in