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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The rate for the whole Borough is the lowest yet recorded,
being 1.19 under the rate for the previous year, and 4.38 under the
decennial average. The birth-rate for the whole of London was
22.5 per 1,000, compared with 24.3 in 1914, and 25.92 the decennial
average ; while for England and Wales the rate was 21.8 per 1,000,.
compared with 23.8 in 1914, and 25.44 the decennial average.
89 births occurred in the Workhouse, and of these seven
belonged to Clapham, seven to Putney, 12 to Streatham, four to
Tooting, 16 to Wandsworth, 28 to Battersea, and 15 to other placesOf
these 89 births, 73 were illegitimate, six belonging to Clapham,
seven to Putney, 11 to Streatham, four to Tooting, nine to Wandsworth,
22 to Battersea, and 14 to other places.
In the Borough, excluding the Workhouse, 294 illegitimate
births occurred, 23 in Clapham, nine in Putney, 190 in Streatham,
32 in Tooting, and 40 in Wandsworth. 147 of the illegitimate
births in Streatham occurred at a private home in that sub-district,
and is the cause of the high number and rate n that sub-district.
Of the births registered outside the Borough 65, 37 of males and
28 of females, were illegitimate The total number of illegitimate
births was 396, 41 of which belonged to Clapham, 20 to Putney,
229 to Streatham, 49 to Tooting, and 57 to Wandsworth, compared
with 288 in 1914, 283 in 1913, and 223 in 1912.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was 6-20
compared with 4.30 in 1914, 4.13 in 1913, and 3.30 in 1912, and
4.43 for England and Wales for 1914.
The following Table shows the percentage of illegitimate
births to total births for each sub-district and for the whole Borough
for the year, and for the three previous years:—