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Wandsworth 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 3
Births.
The total number of births in this Borough was 5,366, but 620
births occurred in Institutions outside the Borough of persons
belonging to the Borough, and 416 births in Institutions in the
Borough of persons not belonging to the Borough, making a corrected
total of 5,570, compared with 6,167 in 1921.
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 | 520 | 547 | 1,067 | 17.32 | 5.33 |
| Putney | 237 | 215 | 452 | 15.32 | 3.19 |
| Streatham | 829 | 822 | 1,651 | 15.53 | 4.20 |
| Tooting | 352 | 325 | 677 | 17.28 | 7.35 |
| Wandsworth | 855 | 868 | 1,723 | 17.71 | 6.79 |
| Whole Borough | 2,793 | 2,777 | 5,570 | 16.68 | 5.44 |
The birth-rate was 16.68 per 1,000, compared with 18.80 for
1921, and 18.73 the decennial average.
Table III 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 previous 10 years, compared with the
decennial average.
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