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Wandsworth 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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4 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.

Table: TABLE I.

TABLE I.

Sub-District.Census Population 1921Population estimated to middle of 1929
Clapham60,54063,741
Putney28,55832,542
Balham50,88855,218
Streatham52,60760,669
Tooting40,13540,931
Wandsworth95,579102,706
Whole Borough328,307355,807

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Births.
The total number of births occurring in the Borough was
3,622, including 395 non-residents who were born in Institutions.
1,405 births of Borough residents occurred outside the Borough,
so that the corrected number of births was 4,632 compared with
4,616 in 1928.
In Table II. is shown the number of births, males and
females, the birth-rate, and the rate of natural increase, for
each sub-district, and for the whole Borough.

Table: TABLE II.

TABLE II.

Sub-District.No. of Births.Rates.
Males.Females.Total.Birth-rate.Rate of natural increase.
Clapham41138980012.55.81 dec.
Putney19017936911.332.86 dec.
Balham37636173713.34.80 dec.
Streatham44443287614.43.79 inc.
Tooting25024549511.21.91 inc.
Wandsworth7036521,35513.191.22 inc.
Whole Borough2,3742,2584,63213.01.16 inc.