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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 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 7 TABLE V.

Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 7 TABLE V.

Sub-district.Total No. of births notified.Notified by :No. born alive.No. born dead.
Medical AttendantParent.Midwife.Other person.
Clapham1,147432469226201,12423
Putney44510514918384369
Streatham1,708440863374311,67731
Tooting90699448351889016
Wandsworth2,184377894883302,13846
Whole Borough6,3901,5032,8232,017976,265125

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The next Table shows these births compared with the total
births registered in each sub-district and in the whole Borough.

Table: TABLE VI.

TABLE VI.

Sub-district.No. of births notified.Still-births.Births less still-births.Births registered.Excess of registered over notified births.
Clapham1,147231,1241,15733
Putney445943645519
Streatham1,708311,6771,859182
Tooting9061689093141
Wandsworth2,184462,1382,18850
Whole Borough6,3901256,2656,590325

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The percentage of births notified, less still-births, to those
registered was 95.1, while only 4.9 per cent. were not notified,
compared with 69.3 and 307 in 1913, showing an increase of 25.8
per cent.