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Wandsworth 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Births
During the 52 weeks ending the 29th December, 1917, 4,936
births, 2,541 of males and 2,395 of females, were registered, compared
with 6,246 in 1916.
The total number of births registered in this Borough was
4,696, but 267 births occurred in Institutions outside the Borough
of persons belonging to the Borough, and 27 births in Institutions
in the Borough of persons not belonging to the Borough, making a
corrected total of 4,936. The diminution in the number is purely
owing to war conditions.
In Table II. is shown the number of births, males and females,
the birth-rate, and the rate of natural increase for each sub-district,
and for the whole Borough.
TABLE II.
| Sub-District. | Births. | Rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-Rate. | Rate of natural increase. | |
| Clapham | 490 | 467 | 957 | 15.16 | 2.39 |
| Putney | 170 | 177 | 347 | 11.40 | .76 |
| Streatham | 779 | 744 | 1,523 | 14.70 | 1.63 |
| Tooting | 339 | 323 | 662 | 17.09 | 5.03 |
| Wandsworth | 763 | 684 | 1,447 | 14.54 | 1.88 |
| Whole Borough | 2,541 | 2,395 | 4,936 | 14.72 | 2.03 |
76 births occurred in the Workhouse, 49 of which belonged
to the Borough.
350 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, 27 of these
belonging to Clapham, 17 to Putney, 208 to Streatham, 28 to
Tooting, and 70 to Wandsworth. Of the 208 illegitimate births
that occurred in Streatham, 160 took place in a private home in
that sub-district. 33 illegitimate births were also registered outside
the Borough, making a total of 383.
The percentage cf illegitimate births to total births was
7.7.