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Wandsworth 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The population estimated from the rated hereditaments is thus
2,240 under that estimated by the Registrar-General.
Table II. shows the population of each sub-district, compared with the Census population, uncorrected and corrected for Institutions.
| Sub-District. | Census Population, 1911. | Population estimated to middle of 1915. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrected. | Uncorrected. | ||
| Clapham | 58,592 | 62,289 | 62,059 |
| Putney | 28,242 | 29.351 | 29,351 |
| Streatham | 96,192 | 104,794 | 105,298 |
| Todting | 35,958 | 38,407 | 40,422 |
| Wandsworth | 92,376 | 96,715 | 99,628 |
| Whole Borough | 311,360 | 331,556 | 336,758 |
The corrected population in Table II. is used to calculate
all the rates in this Report.
The total population of the Institutions in the Borough was
in 1911, 7,855, but as a large proportion of the inmates of the
Tooting Home and the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospital
belong to the Borough, a deduction of 5,202 from the uncorrected
population gives the corrected population, viz.:—331,556, compared
with 326,945 in the previous year.
Births.
During the 52 weeks ending the 1st January, 1916, 6,383
births, 3,220 of males and 3,163 of females, were registered, compared
with 6,684 in 1914, 6,838 in 1913, and 6,756 in 1912.
The total number of births registered in this Borough was
6,210, but 216 births occurred in Institutions outside the Borough
of persons belonging to the Borough, and 43 births in Institutions
in the Borough of persons not belonging to the Borough, making a
corrected total of 6,383.
In Table III. is shown the number of births, males and females ,
the biith-rate, and the rate of natural increase for each sub-district
and for the whole Borough.