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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
Wandsworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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9
Vital Statistics.
The total number of deaths which occurred in Institutions,
etc., inside the Borough was 1,355, but 1,094 of these persons
did not belong to the Borough.
A total of 2,001 persons belonging to the Borough died in
Institutions, 201 occurring in Institutions within the Borough
and 1,740 in Institutions outside the Borough.
The following is a list of the Institutions, etc., outside the Borough in which deaths of Borough residents occurred:—
| Name of Institution. | No. of deaths. | Name of Institution | No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Law Hospitals and Infirmaries :— | Other Hospitals—contd. | ||
| Middlesex Hospital | 7 | ||
| Wandsworth Union Hospitals | 1,052 | National Hospital | 10 |
| Banstead Mental Hospital | 16 | St. Columba's Hospital | 7 |
| Cane Hill Mental Hospital | 11 | St. George's Hospital | 8 |
| Grove Park Mental Hospital | 15 | St. Luke's Hospital | 7 |
| Horton Mental Hospital | 25 | St. Thomas's Hospital | 50 |
| Maudsley Hospital | 6 | South Western Hospital | 10 |
| West Park Mental Hospital | 13 | Victoria Hospital | 10 |
| Other Mental Hospitals | 21 | Western Hospital | 7 |
| Other Poor Law Institutions | 13 | Westminster Hospital | 6 |
| Other Hospitals:— | Other Institutions, Etc. | — | |
| Belgrave Hospital | 14 | Other Institutions | 137 |
| Bolingbroke Hospital | 52 | Other Places not Public Institutions | 92 |
| Brompton Hospital | 6 | ||
| Cancer Hospital | 7 | On Railway | 4 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | 13 | On Street | 25 |
| Colindale Hospital | 13 | River Thames | 8 |
| Guy's Hospital | 12 | Private Nursing Homes | 31 |
| Infants' Hospital | 9 | 1,740 | |
| Institutions, etc., inside the Borough | 261 | ||
| King's College Hospital | 17 | ||
| London Hospital | 6 | 2,001 |
Infantile Mortality.
The total number of deaths under one year was 200:—19
in Clapham, 13 in Putney, 32 in Balham, 47 in Streatham,