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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 1896
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1896
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REPORT
on the
HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OE THE
ENTIRE DISTRICT, 1896.
population. The Census taken in April, 1896, showed a
population for the District of 187,264, an increase of
30,333 since the Census of 1891. The population has not,
therefore, increased so rapidly during this five years as it
had been doing during the decade ending 1891. Had that
been so the population in 1896 would have been 193,545.
| Census, 1881. | Census, 1891. | Census, 1896. | Middle of 1896 |
|---|---|---|---|
Births. The total number registered during the year
was 4,833, of which 2,426 were males and 2,407 females.
They were distributed in the sub-districts as follows: —