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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
66.9 and 33.1, compared with 66.8 and 32.2; in Streatham 57.6
and 42.4, compared with 60.1 and 39.9; in Tooting 58.2 and 41.8
compared with 60.5 and 39.5; and in Wandsworth 81.2 and 18.8,
compared with 79.9 and 20.1. An increase has taken place in
Clapham, Putney and Wandsworth, but a decrease in Streatham
and Tooting.
The proportion of still-births to total births was 2.2 per cent.,
compared with 2.2 per cent. in 1911, and with 23 per cent., the mean
for the whole of London for the year 1911.
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 28th December, 1912, 3,118
deaths, 1,523 of males and 1,595 of females were registered, compared
with 3,456 in 1911, 2,856 in 1910, and 3,279 in 1909.
Compared with 1911 there has been a decrease of 338 deaths,
and of 830 compared with the decennial average corrected for
increase of population.
The uncorrected death-rate for the Borough was 978 per
1,000, compared with 11.02 in 1911, 8.16 in 1910, and 11.08 in 1909.
The average uncorrected rate for the decennium 1902-1911 was
11.75, or 1.97 above the rate for the year 1912.
In the sub-districts these rates were as follows:—9.31 in
Clapham, 7.91 in Putney, 7.33 in Streatham, 21.93 in Tooting
and 8.32 in Wandsworth.