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Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics.
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Births.
The total number of births occurring in the Borough was
4,734, including 430 non-residents who were born in Institutions.
670 births of Borough residents occurred outside the Borough, so
that the corrected number of births was 4,974, compared with
5,475 in 1923.
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. | No. of Births. | Rates. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth-rate | Rate of natural increase. | |
| Clapham | 496 | 488 | 984 | 15.77 | 4-09 |
| Putney | 222 | 201 | 423 | 13.65 | 1.71 |
| Balham | 447 | 370 | 817 | 15.40 | 2.53 |
| Streatham | 358 | 357 | 715 | 12.92 | 2.62 |
| Tooting | 299 | 293 | 592 | 14.82 | 5.21 |
| Wandsworth | 770 | 673 | 1443 | 14.49 | 4.14 |
| Whole Borough .. | 2592 | 2382 | 4974 | 14.57 | 3.54 |
The birth-rate was 14.57 per 1,000, compared with 16-20 for
1923, and 17.79 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1924 was 18.7, and
for England and Wales 18.8.
273 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
93 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 85 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough,
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to
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