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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
In the separate sub-districts of the Borough the corrected
death-rate was 8.15 in Streatham, 8.93 in Putney, 8.99 in Clapham,
9.61 in Wandsworth, 10.37 in Tooting.
The rates in all the sub-districts were much lower than in
1909, and were by far the lowest ever recorded.
The rates in this Table do not agree with the rates in Table
XIV., as the rates in the later Table are calculated on the total
population without deducting the population of non-parishioners
in Public Institutions in the Borough.
The first Chart shows the death-rate in the Borough for each
fortnight, compared with the quinquennial average 1905-1909.
The Chart shows that only on two fortnights was the rate
above that for the previous quinquennium, viz.:— on the fortnights
ending the 3rd and 17th December.
During the rest of the year the fortnightly rate was under,
and specially in March and September much under, the quinquennial
rates. The highest rate, 13.07, occurred during the fortnight
ending the 17th December, and this was due to the great
number of deaths from Respiratory diseases owing to climatic
conditions.
The next Chart shows the Annual Death-rate per 1,000 during
each week of the year for the whole of London and for each
fortnight for the Borough of Wandsworth.
During the whole year the rate in this Borough was under
the rate for the whole of London. The highest rate in London
was in the first week of December, and the lowest in the first
week of August.
The four Tables which follow are inserted by order of the
Local Government Board.
Table I. shows the births, birth-rate, deaths, and death-rate
per 1,000 for the whole Borough for the year, and the 10