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Wandsworth 1930

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

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5
Vital Statistics.
The birth-rate was 13.17 per 1,000, compared with 13.01
for 1929, and 15.47 the decennial average.
The rate for the whole of London during 1930 was 15.7 and
for England and Wales, 16.3.
246 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, but only
117 belonged to the Borough. On the other hand 128 illegitimate
births belonging to Wandsworth occurred outside the Borough,
making a corrected total of illegitimate births belonging to
Wandsworth of 245. 51 of these belonged to Clapham, 19 to
Putney, 43 to Balham, 47 to Streatham, 18 to Tooting, and 67
to Wandsworth.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was
5.2.
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.

TABLE III.

Sub-District.Births registered in the Borough.Total births notified.Notified by :No. born dead
Medical Attendant.ParentMidwife.Other person.
Clapham63051612961318811
Putney31226811813135210
Balham541523175432792613
Streatham799672151583838017
Tooting399386704027247
Wandsworth918830183795422629
Whole Borough3,5993,1958262941,92914687