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Wandsworth 1927

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Table: TABLE I.

TABLE I.

Sub-District.Census Population 1921Population estimated to middle of 1927
Clapham60,54063,427
Putney28,55832,550
Balham50,88854,940
Streatham52,60760,410
Tooting40,13540,699
Wandsworth95,579102,152
Whole Borough328,307354,178

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Births.
The total number of births occurring in the Borough was
3,772, including 367 non-residents who were born in Institutions.
1,248 births of Borough residents occurred outside the Borough,
so that the corrected number of births was 4,653, compared with
4,915 in 1926.
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: TABLE II.

TABLE II.

Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
Males.Females.Total.Birth-rate.Rate of natural increase.
Clapham44442687013.712.35
JL Putney19116936011.06dec. .09
Balham36337774013.472.14
Streatham41738680313.291.67
Tooting24024748711.962.53
Wandsworth729664139313.652.98
Whole Borough23842269465313.132.17