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Wandsworth 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The last column shows the number of persons to each house
at the time of the Census.
From this table it will be seen that a large increase has
taken place since the 1891 Census, the population at that Census
being 155,524, and in 1901, 232,034, an increase of 76,510, or
49 per cent.
The total increase, and the percentage rate of increase in the sub-districts, was as follows:—
| Increase in 10 years. | Rate per cent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 9,550 | 22.8 |
| Putney | 6,368 | 35,8 |
| Streatham | 28,368 | 64,1 |
| Tooting | 10,689 | 184,8 |
| Wandsworth | 21,535 | 45,9 |
| Whole Borough | 76,510 | 49 |
The increase was thus least in Clapham and greatest in
Tooting.
The number of persons in each house was, for the whole
Borough, 6.1; and varies from 5.8 in the Fairfield Ward and
Streatham to 6.6 in Tooting, and 7 in the Springfield Ward.