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Wimbledon 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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the higher ground the variation in underlying water in the
gravel beds on Wimbledon Common is about live feet between
extreme dry and wet periods.
The lowest portion of the Borough is along the valley of
the Wandle, which is 44 feet above sea level, and the higher
part round and on Wimbledon Common is 183 feet above sea
level.
Population.—The calculations for the deaths and other
rates in the Tables of this Report are based on an estimated
population at the middle of the year of 58,156, which is the
figure obtained from the Registrar-General, based on the
Census.
Area.—The area of the Borough (exclusive of the area
covered by water) is 3,173 acres, and the density of the population
is 17.5 per acre.
| WARD. | Factor. | Population. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Births.—The number of births registered was 1,084 (547
males, 527 females), which is 18 less than last year, and
equal to a birth-rate of 18.6, which shows a decrease on last
year's figure (19.4), and which is 2.6 below the average for
the previous five years.
The corrected birth-rate, however, produced by transferable
births, notified to us by the Registrar-General is 19.1.
The corresponding rate for England and Wales for the
same period is given as 23.9 in the report of the RegistrarGeneral.
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