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Wandsworth 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
worth, compared with the previous year, and the total increase
over the whole Borough in the number of births was only 165,
although the estimated increase of the population was 24,400.
The following Table shows the birth-rate in the Borough, in
the five sub-districts, in London, and in England and Wales, for
the year, as well as the rates for the previous 10 years, compared
with the decennial average.
| Year. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 24.25 | 22.57 | 23.17 | 24.96 | 29.94 | 25.54 | 30.2 | 29.6 |
| 1897 | 24.19 | 23.82 | 22.85 | 24.01 | 30.10 | 25.56 | 30.1 | 29.5 |
| 1898 | 22.52 | 25.38 | 22.08 | 24.11 | 29.12 | 24.78 | 29.7 | 29.3 |
| 1899 | 25.45 | 23.79 | 22.75 | 29.60 | 29.22 | 25.83 | 29.7 | 29.1 |
| 1900 | 25.22 | 23.42 | 22.48 | 32.77 | 28.46 | 25.65 | 29.1 | 28.7 |
| 1901 | 25.33 | 22.10 | 22.42 | 34.09 | 29.69 | 26.02 | 29.0 | 28.5 |
| 1902 | 24.63 | 22.24 | 22.68 | 32.04 | 30.90 | 25.78 | 28.5 | 28.6 |
| I903 | 26.87 | 22.22 | 21.47 | 33.19 | 30.16 | 26.22 | 28.4 | 28.4 |
| 1904 | 27.25 | 20.98 | 21.13 | 27.39 | 30.64 | 25.69 | 27.8 | 27.9 |
| 1905 | 22.09 | 18.73 | 19.95 | 35.52 | 26.76 | 23.64 | 27.0 | 27.2 |
| Average for 10 yrs. | 24.58 | 22.52 | 22.09 | 29.76 | 29.49 | 25.47 | 28.95 | 28.68 |
| 1906 | 20.50 | 17.12 | 18.47 | 35.44 | 26.57 | 22.74 | 26.6 | 27.0 |
The birth-rate in Table I. of the Local Government Board's
Tables is calculated from the uncorrected population and is lower
than the rate calculated from the corrected population.
The birth-rate in each of the sub-districts, with the exception
of Tooting, is lower than the decennial average, the greatest