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Wandsworth 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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of the Metropolitan Water Companies in favour of the Sanitary
Authorities of the Metropolis (now the Metropolitan Borough
Councils) being represented on the suggested Water Trust.
6. Your Petitioners therefore approve of the principle of the
Bill, and whilst reserving their opinion as to the details of the
measure, des:re to call attention to the claim of the Borough of
Wandsworth to elect two representatives upon the Water Board.
7. In support of this claim, your Petitioners submit the following Table, showing the Area, Rateable Value, Population, and Inhabited Houses of the six Boroughs the Councils of which are each to elect two representatives, as compared with those of the Borough of Wandsworth:—
| Borough. | Area (Acres). | Rateable Value. | Population. | Inhabited Houses. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | 3,091.5 | 1,912,707 | 334,991 | 38,645 |
| Kensington | 2,291.1 | 2,234,034 | 176,628 | 22,131 |
| Lambeth | 4,080.4 | 1,871,121 | 301,895 | 41,511 |
| St. Pancras | 2,694.4 | 1,802,169 | 235,317 | 23,715 |
| Stepney | 1,765.6 | 1,412,536 | 298,600 | 31,462 |
| Westminster | 2,502.7 | 5,518,574 | 183,011 | 18,366 |
| WANDSWORTH | 9,129.7 | 1,585,274 | 232,034 | 37,764 |
8. From the foregoing Table it will be seen that the area of
the Borough of Wandsworth is more than half as large as the
combined areas of the whole of the six Boroughs which are to elect
two Members each; that the Borough of Wandsworth has a higher
rateable value than one of the six Boroughs (viz., Stepney);
a greater population than two of such Boroughs (Kensington and
Westminster); and a greater number of inhabited houses than four
of such Boroughs (Kensington, St. Pancras, Stepney, and Westminster).
Moreover, ten of the Boroughs which are to elect one
member each have a combined area but slightly in excess of the
area of the Borough of Wandsworth.
9. The following Tables show the increase and decrease in
population and in the number of inhabited houses between 1891
and 1901, and the increase in rateable value between 1900 and
1902, in the six Boroughs which are to return two representatives,
and in the Borough of Wandsworth, viz.:—