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

  • Wandsworth (London, England)
Date:
[1923]
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    4 Report of the Medical Officer of Health. Table III. Year. Clapham. Putney. Streatham. Tooting. Wandsworth. Whole Borough. London. England and Wales. 1912 20.62 17.08 18.88 27.12 24.07 21.53 24.7 23.8 1913 20.66 16.74 18.06 27.82 22.61 20.87 24.8 23.9 1914 19.50 16.06 18.61 25.51 22.34 20.44 24.3 23.8 1915 18.78 16.15 18.23 23.12 20.05 19.25 25.5 21.8 1916 18.82 14.66 17.51 20.85 19.39 20.09 21.5 20.9 1917 15.16 11.40 14.70 17.09 14.54 14.72 17.9 17.8 1918 13.69 12.40 15.10 16.14 13.70 14.29 16.1 17.7 1919 15.59 12.76 15.64 19.21 17.63 16.40 18.3 18.5 1920 20.38 17.47 20.65 23.66 21.89 21.03 26.3 25.4 1921 20.13 16.33 17.12 19.92 20.18 18.80 22.3 22.4 Average for 10 yrs. 18.33 15.10 17.45 22.04 19.64 18.73 22.1 21.6 1922 17.32 15.32 15.53 17.28 17.71 16.68 21.0 20.6 244 illegitimate births took place in the Borough, 18 in Clapham, 11 in Putney, 181 in Streatham, eight in Tooting, and 26 in Wands worth. Of the 244 illegitimate births that occurred in the Borough, 95 belonged to the Borough, 18 to Clapham, 11 to Putney, 33 to Streatham, six to Tooting, and 27 to Wandsworth. 103 illegitimate births occurred outside the Borough, making a total of 198. Forty-one of these belonged to Clapham, 24 to Putney, 59 to Streatham, 15 to Tooting, and 59 to Wandsworth. The percentage of illegitimate births to total births was 3.55.