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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The percentage of births notified, less still-births, to those
registered was 70.3, while 207 per cent. were not notified, compared
with 60.3 and 397 in 1910, showing an increase of 10 per cent.
In the sub-districts these percentages were—In Clapham
70.3 and 207, compared with 61.1 and 38.9 in 1910; in Putney
66.8 and 33.2, compared with 50.0 and 50.0; in Streatham 60.1
and 39.9, compared with 55.1 and 44.9; in Tooting 60.5 and 395,
compared with 61.2 and 38.8; and in Wandsworth 79'g and 20.1,
compared with 65.6 and 34.4. A considerable increase has taken
place in all the sub-districts, especially in Wandsworth.
The proportion of still-births to total births was 2.2 per cent.,
compared with 1.7 per cent. in 1910, and with 2.2 per cent., the mean
for the whole of London for the year 1910.
The work carried out by the female Sanitary Inspectors in
connection with the Notification of Births Act is given later on
in this Report when dealing with Infantile Mortality.
Deaths.
During the 52 weeks ending the 30th December, 1911, 3,456
deaths, 1,615 of males and 1,841 of females, were registered, compared
with 2,856 in 1910, 3,279 in 1909, 3,230 in 1908, and 3,337
in 1907.
Compared with 1910 there has been an increase of 600 deaths,
but a decrease of 281 compared with the decennial average corrected
for increase of population.
The uncorrected death-rate for the Borough was 11.02 02 per
1,000, compared with 8.16 in 1910, 11.08 in 1909. 11.24 in 1908,
and 11.94 in 1907.
The average uncorrected rate for the decennium 1901-1910
was 11.93, or .91 above the rate for the year 1911.