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Parish of Wandsworth.
109
55 belonged to Battersea, 11 to Clapham, 13 to Putney,
20 to Streatham, 8 to Tooting, and 36 to Wandsworth.
The corrected number of births was 1,793, and the
corrected birth-rate 27.29 per 1,000 compared with 28.49 .
in 1899, 28.71 in 1891, and 30.17 in 1897.
The rate of natural increase or the excess of births
over deaths was uncorrected, 16.89, and corrected 12.27
per 1,000, compared with 17 59 and 12 95 in 1899.
The birth-rate for the whole of London for the
year was 28.5, and for England and Wales, 28 9 per
1,000, this latter being identical with the uncoirected
birth-rate for this parish, but it is 1.63 above the corrected
birth-rate.
The rate for the year 1900 is the lowest on record,
and the same statement holds good for the rate for
England and Wales.
In 1881, the birth-rate for the parish was 33 7 and
in 1891, 35.48 per 1,000, and these rates may be taken
as representing fairly accurately the true birth-rate, as
the population had only recently been enumerated.
The large decrease in the birth-rate is a matter of
serious moment, but it is not possible iu this report to
enter into the causes of such decrease.
Deaths and Death-rate. During the 52 weeks ending 29th December,
1900, 964 deaths (512 of males and 452 of
females) were registered, an increase of five deaths
compared with 1899, but 48 below the decennial average
corrected for increase of population. The death-rate for
the year was 13.89 per 1,000, 0 65 under the rate for the
year 1899, and 1.33 under the decennial average.