Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Vital Statistics. 5
The birth-rate was 13.00 per 1,000, compared with 13.13
for 1927, and 15.93 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1928 was 15.9, and
for England and Wales, 16.7.
241 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
91 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 105 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough,
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to
Wandsworth of 196. 30 of these belonged to Clapham, 17 to
Putney, 34 to Balham, 50 to Streatham, 17 to Tooting, and
48 to Wandsworth.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was
4.4.
The illegitimate births in nursing homes have again been
allocated to the home addresses of the mothers.
Notification of Births Act.
The following Table shows the number of births notified in
each sub-district and in the whole Borough, the persons by
whom notified, and the number born dead.
Sub-District. | Births registered in the Borough. | Total births notified. | Notified by : | No. born dead. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical Attendant. | Parent | Midwife. | Other person. | ||||