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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
Merton and Morden 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton and Morden]
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TABLE I. —Vital Statistics of Whole District during 1913 and Previous Years.
| Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | Of Non-residents registered in the District. | Of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 year of age. | At all ages. | |||||||
| Number. | Rate | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| Number. | Rate per 1000 nett births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1908 | 10453 | 335 | ... | 337 | 85 | 8.1 | Nil | 15 | 17 | 48 | 100 | 9.5 |
| 1909 | 11302 | 336 | ... | 277 | 100 | 8.8 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 100 | 8.8 |
| 1910 | 12152 | 336 | ... | 27 6 | 116 | 9.5 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 87 | 115 | 9.4 |
| 1911 | 13000 | 339 | ... | 27 | 148 | 11.3 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 94 | 156 | 12 |
| 1912 | 14933 | 337 | ... | 232 | 107 | 7.1 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 68 | 105 | 7 |
| 1913 Merton | 15567 | 383 | 388 | 24.6 | 146 | 9.3† 9.6‡ | 30 | 40 | 28 | 72 | 156 | 10† |
| 10.3‡ | ||||||||||||
| Morden | 1200 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8.3 | ... | ... | Nil. | ... | 10 | 8.3 |
† Uncorrected.
‡ Corrected.
Merton
Area of District in acres (exclusive
of area covered by water)
1,762.
Total population all ages
Number of separate occupiers
12,938
3,065
At Census
1911.
Morden Area of District in acres, 1,475. Total population, 1,202. No. of separate occupiers 258. At Census 1911.
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