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Wandsworth 1934

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

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Table: GENERAL STATISTICS FOR THE BOROUGH.

GENERAL STATISTICS FOR THE BOROUGH.

Area9,199 acres
Population in 1934345,250
No. of inhabited houses in 193171,566
No. of families, or separate occupiers, in 193195,383
Rateable value in 1934£3,072,188
Estimated produce of a penny rate£12,465

Table: Extracts from Vital Statistics.

Extracts from Vital Statistics.

No. of Live Births :—MalesFemalesTotal
Legitimate187717683645
Illegitimate5492146
Total193118603791
Deaths184220193861
Birth-rate1098
Death-rate—Crude11.18
Standardized10.39
Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births.
No. of Stillbirths 12531.92
Deaths from puerperal sepsis41.02
Deaths from other puerperal causes51.27
Total92.29

Table: Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:—

Infantile mortality per 1,000 live births:—

All infants58
Legitimate infants54
Illegitimate infants150
Deaths from Measles (all ages)37
,, Whooping Cough (all ages)11
,, Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)38

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Table: Deaths from Tuberculosis:—

Deaths from Tuberculosis:—

No.276Rate.79