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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
As stated in previous reports, these differences are due to the
difference in age distribution and social conditions in the subdistricts.
Infantile Mortality.
The total number of deaths of infants under one year was
720, compared with 715 in 1907, 874 in 1906, 818 in 1905, 851 in
1904, and 743 in 1903.
Of these, 136 occurred in Clapham, 54 in Putney, 155 in
Streatham, 131 in Tooting, and 244 in Wandsworth.
The infantile mortality, or deaths under one year to 1,000
births was 98, compared with 101 in 1907, 125 in 1906, 118 in
1905, 123 in 1904, and 110 in 1903.
This rate was 98 in Clapham, compared with 90 in 1907 and
124 the decennial average; 97 in Putney, compared with 109 and
125; 80 in Streatham, compared with 88 and 112; 122 in Tooting,
compared with 148 and 152; and 101 in Wandsworth, compared
with 97 and 133.
In the whole Borough the rate was 3 per 1,000 births under
that for 1907, and 28 under the decennial average.
The rate in 1908 was much lower than any rate ever recorded,
and in each sub-district it shows a marked diminution as compared
with the decennial average, in Putney showing a difference
of 38, and in Wandsworth of 32 per 1,000, compared with that
average.
The following Table shows the number of deaths, the percentage
to total deaths, the rate per 1,000 births for the year and
for the three previous years for each sub-district and for the
whole Borough.