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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
Population
The civilian population at the middle of the year was estimated by
the Registrar-General to be 338,800 and all the rates used in this
Report are based on this figure.
Table I shows the approximate population of each Parliamentary Division, based on the above estimation.
| Population estimated to middle of 1960 | |
|---|---|
| Putney | 88,000 |
| Central | 96,500 |
| Clapham | 81,250 |
| Streatham | 73,050 |
| Whole Borough | 338,800 |
Births
The total number of births belonging to the Borough registered
during 1960 was 5,540 consisting of 2,868 males and 2,672 females.
The number for 1959 was 5,321.
The crude birth-rate was 16.3 per 1,000 persons living compared
with 15.7 for 1959. The adjusted rate works out at 15.6 after taking
into account the area comparability factor supplied by the RegistrarGeneral.
The birth-rate for England and Wales as a whole was 17.1
and for London 17.8.
Five hundred and twenty-two illegitimate births took place in the
Borough compared with 460 in 1959.
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