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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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4 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The illegitimate births in nursing homes have againr been
allocated to the home addresses of the mothers.
The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was
3.88.
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 whether the children were born alive or dead.
| Sub-District. | Total No. of births notified. | NOTIFIED BY : | Total births registered. | No. born dead. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Attendant | Parent. | Midwife. | Other person. | ||||
| Clapham | 1011 | 379 | 310 | 300 | 22 | 1027 | 24 |
| Putney | 423 | 175 | 86 | 152 | 10 | 417 | 6 |
| Streatham | 2111 | 546 | 611 | 846 | 108 | 2130 | 33 |
| Tooting | 744 | 102 | 198 | 428 | 16 | 737 | 3 |
| Wandsworth | 1705 | 265 | 950 | 445 | 45 | 1728 | 15 |
| Whole Borough | 5994 | 1467 | 2155 | 2171 | 201 | 6039 | 81 |
The' percentage of births notified, less still-births, to those
registered was 99, compared with 98.6 in 1920.
Deaths.
During the year ending the 31st December, 1921, 3,103
deaths, 1,395 of males and 1,708 of females, occurred, compared
with 3,080 in 1920.