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Wandsworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
33
Ages at Death.
The following Table shows the percentage of deaths to total
deaths at six age periods for each sub-district and for the whole
Borough.
| Sub-Districts. | Under 1 year. | 1 to 5 years. | 5 to 15 years. | 15 to 25 years. | 25 to 65 years. | 65 years and upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 18.81 | 7.88 | 2.90 | 2.77 | 37.49 | 30.15 |
| Putney | 17.48 | 5.18 | 2.59 | 3.23 | 34.95 | 36.57 |
| Streatham | 16.79 | 7.37 | 1.19 | 6.07 | 37.16 | 31.42 |
| Tooting | 34.47 | 13.95 | 3.68 | 3.42 | 25.79 | 18.69 |
| Wandsworth | 23.35 | 8.81 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 35.02 | 26.13 |
| Whole Borough | 21.31 | 8.46 | 2.72 | 3.87 | 35.09 | 28.55 |
Compared with 1907 the percentage of deaths under one year
was .38 higher, due to the slight increase in the number of deaths
of infants from Diarrhoea and Zymotic Enteritis; from one to five
years .35 lower; from five to 15 years 1.11 lower; from 15 to 25
years .12 higher; from 25 to 65 years 2.80 higher; and from 65
years and upwards 1.84 lower.
There was a considerable diversity in these rates in the
different sub-districts.
In Streatham the rate under one year was only 16.79, while in
Tooting it was 34.47, while over 65 years of age Tooting has a
rate of 18.69 and Putney of 36.57.
Again, at from one to five years the rate was still high in
Tooting and low in Putney, and also at ages five to 15 and 15 to
25 years, while at ages 25 to 65 and over 65 the Tooting rate was
much lower and was the lowest of the five sub-districts.