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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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10 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table X. shows the death.rate in the Borough, in the five
sub.distriets, and in England and Wales for the year, as well as
the rates for the previous 10 years, compared with the decennial
average.
During the previous decennium the lowest mortality in the
Borough, in London, and in England and Wales, was in the year
1920. The rate in 1921 is lower than the average of the previous
10 years, and is the second lowest ever recorded. Compared
with London and with England and Wales, the Borough rate is
considerably lower.
| Clap. ham. | Putney. | Streat. ham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough | London. | England and Wales. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 13.15 | 11.88 | 11.02 | 11.73 | 13.29 | 12.25 | 15.8 | 14.6 |
| 1912 | 11.64 | 9.83 | 9.42 | 10.20 | 11.18 | 10.48 | 13.96 | 13.3 |
| 1913 | 10.99 | 10.69 | 10.37 | 10.43 | 12.77 | 10.95 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
| 1914 | 11.22 | 10.7.4 | 11.35 | 10.95 | 11.27 | 11.20 | 14.4 | 13.7 |
| 1915 | 12.53 | 12.34 | 11.98 | 12.01 | 13.50 | 12.63 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| 1916 | 12.15 | 11.66 | 11.78 | 11.24 | 11.87 | 11.80 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| 1917 | 12.77 | 12.16 | 13.07 | 1206 | 12.69 | 12.69 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| 1918 | 16.06 | 14.36 | 15.15 | 14.42 | 14.81 | 15.07 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
| 1919 | 12.61 | 12.10 | 11.85 | 9.09 | 10.58 | 11.31 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
| 1920 | 10.56 | 10.95 | 10.09 | 8.97 | 10.15 | 10.36 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Average, 10 years. | 12.36 | 11.67 | 11.60 | 11.11 | 12.21 | 11.87 | 14.95 | 14.3 |
| 1921 | 10.83 | 11.30 | 11.09 | 10.05 | 10.52 | 10.83 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
Table XI. is the general mortality Table for the whole district,
corrected for internal and external Institutions, and also
includes all deaths of Borough residents occurring in other places
in London, and in England and Wales during the year. Table
XII. gives certain vital statistics for the whole Borough for the
year, and the previous 10 years; and Table XIII. shows the
infantile mortality for the year.