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Vital Statistics.
The birth-rate was 13.13 per 1,000, compared with 14.12
for 1926, and 16.09 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1927 was 16.1, and
for England and Wales, 16.7.
231 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
91 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 113 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to
Wandsworth of 204. 44 of these belonged to Clapham, 20 to
Putney, 25 to Balham, 40 to Streatham, 16 to Tooting, and
59 to Wandsworth.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was
4.3.
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.