Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
Sub-District. | Births. | Rates. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-Rate. | Rate of natural increase. | |
Clapham | 669 | 621 | 1,290 | 20.66 | 9.67 |
Putney | 270 | 223 | 493 | 16.74 | 6.05 |
Streatham | 917 | 948 | 1,865 | 18.06 | 7.69 |
Tooting.. | 556 | 481 | 1,037 | 27.82 | 17.39 |
Wandsworth | 1,122 | 1,031 | 2,153 | 22.61 | 9.84 |
Whole Borough | 3,534 | 3,304 | 6,838 | 20,87 | 9.92 |
Table IX. shows the birth-rate in the Borough, in the five
sub-districts, in London, and in England and Wales, for the year,
as well as the rates for the previous 10 years, compared with the
decennial average. The rates for the decennium have been recalculated
on the increase of population as ascertained at the
Census.
Year. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | London. | England and Wales. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1903 | 26.98 | 22.91 | 22.50 | 39.52 | 31.37 | 27.63 | 28.75 | 28.4 |
1904 | 27.63 | 22.02 | 22.-45 | 32.54 | 32.17 | 27.45 | 28.38 | 28.1 |
1905 | 25.94 | 20.49 | 21.74 | 39.34 | 30.62 | 26.59 | 27.79 | 27.3 |
1906 | 24.99 | 19.22 | 20.92 | 41.78 | 31.20 | 26.47 | 27.57 | 27.2 |
1907 | 24.25 | 18.56 | 21.46 | 36.67 | 29.93 | 25.65 | 26.81 | 26.4 |
1908 | 24.39 | 20.49 | 21.66 | 38.51 | 29.25 | 25.54 | 27.14 | 26.8 |
1909 | 23.29 | 18.14 | 20.10 | 34.05 | 27.18 | 24.04 | 25.75 | 25.8 |
1910 | 21.61 | 17.194 | 20.46 | 31.18 | 26.38 | 23.21 | 25.39 | 25.05 |
1911 | 22.15 | 16.96 | 18.78 | 29.04 | 23.27 | 21.73 | 25.0 | 24.4 |
1912 | 20.62 | 17.08 | 18.88 | 27.12 | 24.07 | 21.53 | 24.7 | 23.8 |
Average for 10 yrs. | 24.18 | 19.38 | 20.89 | 34.97 | 28.54 | 24.98 | 26.72 | 26.32 |
1913 | 20.66 | 16.74 | 18.06 | 27.82 | 22'.61 | 20.87 | 24.8 | 23.9 |