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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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6 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Year. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | London. | England and Wales. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1903 | 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 |
| 1906 | 20.50 | 17.12 | 18.47 | 35.44 | 26.57 | 22.74 | 26.6 | 27.0 |
| 1907 | 20.03 | 16.46 | 18.82 | 31.38 | 25.43 | 21.97 | 25.68 | 26.3 |
| 1908 | 20.19 | 18.02 | 18.72 | 34'3' | 24.84 | 22.23 | 2582 | 26.5 |
| 1909 | 19.37 | 15.81 | 17.06 | 31.71 | 23.19 | 20.60 | 24.3 | 25.6 |
| Average for 10 Yrs. | 23014 | 19.71 | 20.32 | 32.78 | 27.76 | 24.05 | 27.22 | 27.47 |
| 1910 | 18.08 | 15.41 | 17.54 | 30.30 | 22.98 | 20.26 | 23.85 | 24.8 |
The rate for the whole Borough is much lower than any
previously recorded, being. 34 per 1,000 under 1909, and 3.79
under the decennial average.
The birth.rates for the year in all the sub.districts and in the
Borough as a whole show a considerable reduction compared with
the decennial average, while compared with the previous year
there has been a slight reduction in all the sub.districts with the
exception of Streatham, where there is a slight increase in this
rate.