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Vital Statistics.
The birth-rate was 14.17 per 1,000, compared with 14.57
for 1924, and 17.20 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1925 was 18.0, and
for England and Wales 18.3.
221 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
75 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 70 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough,
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to
Wandsworth of 145. 27 of these belonged to Clapham, 16 to
Putney, 26 to Balham, 23 to Streatham, 21 to Tooting, and 32
to Wandsworth.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was 2.96.
The illegitimate births in nursing homes have again been
allocated to the home addresses of the mothers.
Notification of Births Act.
The following Table shows the number of births notified in
each sub-district and in the whole Borough, the persons by whom
notified, and the number born dead.