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Wandsworth 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: TABLE I.

TABLE I.

Sub-District.Census Population 1921Population estimated to middle of 1925
Clapham60,54062,672
Putney28,55831,379
Balham50,88853,444
Streatham52,60756,294
Tooting40,13540,235
Wandsworth95,579100,346
Whole Borough328,307344,370

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Births.
The total number of births occurring in the Borough was
4,386, including 416 non-residents who were born in Institutions.
911 births of Borough residents occurred outside the Borough,
so that the corrected number of births was 4,881, compared with
4,974 in 1924.
In Table II. is shown the number of births, males and females,
the birth-rate, and the rate of natural increase, for each subdistrict,
and for the whole Borough.

Table: TABLE II.

TABLE II.

Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
Males.Females.Total.Birth-rateRate of natural increase.
Clapham49442591914.664.09
Putney20821141913.352.62
Balham43342085315.954.86
Streatham33437070412.502.00
Tooting28025353313.243.48
Wandsworth728725145314.474.75
Whole Borough24772404488114.173.85

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.