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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
Walthamstow 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following table gives the number of births and deaths,
their rates, the Zymotic death-rate, Infantile Mortality rate,
and natural increase of population for the past ten years and
as compared with 1904 :—
TABLE VIII.
| Year. | Births. | Deaths. | B. Rate. | D. Rate. | Zymotic D. R. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Natural Increase of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '91 | 1756 | 694 | 37.3 | 1.7 | 1..9 | 120.0 | 1062 |
| '92 | 1717 | 915 | 34.75 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 145.6 | 802 |
| '93 | 1809 | 809 | 34.78 | 15.55 | 2.43 | 133.2 | 1000 |
| '94 | 1813 | 717 | 32.0 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 129.6 | 1096 |
| '95 | 2021 | 965 | 33.2 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 153.3 | 1056 |
| '96 | 2101 | 817 | 32.3 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 127.5 | 1284 |
| '97 | 2246 | 832 | 32.08 | 11.88 | 2.8 | 132.0 | 1414 |
| '98 | 2294 | 1034 | 29.8 | 13.4 | 3.67 | 169.5 | 1260 |
| '99 | 2835 | 1282 | 34.14 | 15.44 | 2.94 | 170.0 | 1553 |
| '00 | 3037 | 1254 | 33.37 | 13.78 | 2.8 | 158.7 | 1783 |
| '01 | 3210 | 1296 | 33.1 | 13.35 | 2.82 | 147.6 | 1914 |
| '02 | 3426 | 1154 | 33.81 | 11.38 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 2272 |
| '03 | 3535 | 1178 | 33.25 | 11.08 | 1.9 | 113.7 | 2357 |
| Average 1 for • 10 yearsJ | 2651 | 1052 | 32. 7 | 13. 12 | 2 .590 | 141.69 | 1599 |
| '04 | 3649 | 1330 | 32.79 | 11.95 | 2-89 | 135-93 | 2319 |
Total natural increase of Population since 1891, 21,172.
Total increase as shown by census, 1901, 48,779.
Total increase as estimated to middle of the year 1904, 65,934.
Total increase per cent, since 1891, 142 2.