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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
| Sub-district. | Total No. of births notified. | Notified by : | No. born alive. | No. born dead. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Attendant | Parent. | Midwife. | Other person. | ||||
| Clapham | 903 | 484 | 200 | 191 | 27 | 883 | 20 |
| Putney | 325 | 96 | 169 | S3 | 7 | 314 | 11 |
| Streatham | 1,041 | 431 | 308 | 279 | 23 | 1,019 | 22 |
| Tooting | 553 | 94 | 317 | 139 | 3 | 537 | l6 |
| Wandsworth | 1,879 | 379 | 864 | 596 | 40 | 1,843 | 36 |
| Whole Borough | 4,701 | 1,484 | 1,859 | 1,258 | 100 | 4,596 | 105 |
The next Table shows these births compared with the total
births registered in each sub-district and in the whole Borough.
| Sub-district. | No. of births notified. | Still-births. | Births less still-births. | Births registered. | Excess of registered over notified births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 903 | 20 | 883 | 1,151 | 268 |
| Putney | 325 | 11 | 3'4 | 469 | 155 |
| Streatham | 1,041 | 22 | 1,019 | 1,76s | 749 |
| Tooting | 553 | 16 | 537 | 922 | |
| Wandsworth | 1,879 | 36 | 1,843 | 2,270 | 427 |
| "Whole Borough | 4,701 | 105 | 4,596 | 6,580 | 1,984 |
The percentage of births notified, less still-births, to those
registered was 6g'8, while 30.2 per cent were not notified, compared
with 68.7 and 31.3 in 1911, showing an increase of 1.1 per cent.
In the sub-districts these percentages were:—In Clapham
76.6 and 23.4, compared with 70.3 and 29.7 in 1911; in Putney