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Wandsworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health
Table X. shows the death-rate in the Borough, in the five
sub-districts, and in England and Wales for the year, as well as
the rates for the previous 10 years, compared with the decennial
average.
During the previous decennium the lowest mortality in the
Borough was in 1910, in London in 1919, and in England and
Wales in the year 1912. The rate in 1919 is lower than the
average of the previous 10 years, and is the lowest ever recorded.
Compared with London and with England and Wales, the
Borough rate is considerably lower.
| Clap-ham. | Putney. | Streat-ham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough | London. | England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 10.73 | 10.17 | 9.50 | 10.67 | 11.04 | 10.38 | 13.65 | 13.49 |
| 1911 | 13.15 | 11.88 | 11.02 | 11.73 | 13.29 | 12.25 | 15.8 | 14.6 |
| 1912 | 11.64 | 9.83 | 9.42 | 10.20 | 11.18 | 10.48 | 13.96 | 13.3 |
| 1913 | 10.99 | 10.69 | 10.37 | 10.43 | 12.77 | 10.95 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
| 1914 | 11.22 | 10.74 | 11.35 | 10.95 | 11.27 | 11.20 | 14.4 | 13.7 |
| 1915 | 12.53 | 12.34 | 11.98 | 12.01 | 13.50 | 12.63 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| 1916 | 12.15 | 11.66 | 11.78 | 11.24 | 11.87 | 11.80 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| 1917 | 12.77 | 12.16 | 13.07 | 12.06 | 12.69 | 12.69 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| 1918 | 16.06 | 14.36 | 15.15 | 14.42 | 14.81 | 15.07 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
| 1919 | 12.61 | 12.10 | 11.85 | 9.09 | 10.58 | 11.31 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| Average, 10 years. | 12.38 | 11.58 | 11.54 | 11.27 | 12.29 | 11.87 | 15.08 | 14.0 |
| 1920 | 10.56 | 10. 95 | 10.09 | 8.97 | 10.15 | 10.36 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Table XI. is the general mortality Table for the whole district,
corrected for internal and external Institutions, and also
includes all deaths of Borough residents occurring in other places
in London, and in England and Wales during the year. Table
XII. gives certain vital statistics for the whole Borough for the
year, and the previous 10 years; and Table XIII. shows the
infantile mortality for the year.