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 | 591 | 579 | 1,170 | 18.78 | 6.44 |
Putney... | 237 | 237 | 474 | 16.15 | 3.62 |
Streatham | 954 | 957 | 1,911 | 18.23 | 6.25 |
Tooting... | 450 | 438 | 888 | 23.12 | 10.57 |
Wandsworth ... | 988 | 952 | 1,940 | 20.05 | 6.55 |
Whole Borough | 3,220 | 3,163 | 6,383 | 19.25 | 6.63 |
Table IV. 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 previous10 years, compared with the decennial average.
Year. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | London. | England and Wales. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 2993 | 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 | 17.94 | 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 |
1913 | 20.66 | 16.74 | 18.06 | 27.82 | 22.61 | 20.87 | 24.8 | 23.9 |
1914 | 19.50 | 16.06 | 18.61 | 25.57 | 22.34 | 20.44 | 24.3 | 23.8 |
Average for 10 yrs. | 22.74 | 18.16 | 20.06 | 33.10 | 26.68 | 23.60 | 25.92 | 25.44 |
1915 | 18.78 | 16.15 | 18.23 | 23.12 | 20.05 | 19.25 | 22.5 | 21.8 |
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