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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34 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Sub-District. | No. of Deaths under one year. | Percentage to total Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | |||
| Clapham | 123 | 17.42 | 123 | 113 | 111 | 90 |
| Putney | 54 | 17.36 | 137 | 109 | 128 | 109 |
| Streatham. | 164 | 17.71 | 105 | 99 | 113 | 88 |
| Tooting | 142 | 35.23 | 172 | 148 | 146 | 148 |
| Wandsworth | 232 | 2168 | 118 | 128 | 131 | 97 |
| Whole Borough | 715 | 20.93 | 123 | 118 | 125 | IOI |
Table XVIII. shows this mortality for the 10 years 1897-1906 in each of the sub-districts and in the whole Borough, and the decennial average, compared with the present year.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth | Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 142 | 123 | 109 | 116 | 156 | 127 |
| 1898 | 153 | 128 | 119 | 138 | 169 | 142 |
| 1899 | 152 | I20 | 140 | 166 | 160 | 146 |
| 1900 | 144 | 146 | 116 | 178 | 162 | 143 |
| 1901 | 130 | 121 | 123 | 196 | 129 | 133 |
| 1902 | 125 | 128 | 110 | 126 | 136 | 126 |
| 1903 | 107 | I27 | 108 | 124 | 101 | 110 |
| 1904 | 123 | 137 | 105 | 172 | 118 | 123 |
| 1905 | 113 | 109 | 99 | 148 | 128 | 118 |
| 1906 | 111 | 128 | 113 | 146 | 131 | 125 |
| Average | 130 | 126 | 1 14 | 15 1 | 139 | 129 |
| 1907 | 90 | 109 | 88 | 148 | 97 | 101 |