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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Re-part of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table has been prepared from the preceding,
and shows more clearly the localities where a scheme for housing
the working classes is called for, either at present or at some
future period.
| WARDS. | Percentage of tenements of less than live rooms to total tenements | Percentage of tenements of one room to total tenements of less than five rooms | Ditto of two rooms | Ditto of three rooms | Ditto of four rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham, North | 54.0 | 14.03 | 24.50 | 28.01 | 33.43 |
| „ South | 42.6 | 111.8 | 18.57 | 38.77 | 31.47 |
| Putney | 40.3 | 10.93 | 18.24 | 37.89 | 33.94 |
| Streatham | 29.2 | 8.05 | 11.31 | 34.64 | 46.00 |
| Balham | 35.4 | 9.57 | 19.90 | 39.32 | 31.21 |
| Tooting | 47.9 | 4.01 | 9.35 | 30.60 | 56.04 |
| Fairfield | 48.6 | 12.61 | 17.91 | 31.65 | 37.83 |
| Southfield | 45.1 | 9.01 | 16.66 | 33.45 | 40.88 |
| Springfield | 47.6 | 4.26 | 9.96 | 44.94 | 40.84 |
| Whole Borough | 42.3 | 9.68 | 17.06 | 35.43 | 37.83 |
In Clapham North Ward, out of a total population of 28,772
at the Census of 1901, 12,266 resided in tenements of less than
five rooms. Of these 12,266,
845 resided in 499 tenements of one room ;
2,600 „ 869 „ two rooms;
3,501 „ 994 „ three rooms;
5,320 „ 1,186 „ four rooms.
Compare this ward with the Tooting ward. Out of a total
population of 16,473 at the Census, 6,527 resided in tenements
of less than five rooms. Of these 6,527,
103 resided in 63 tenements of one room;
406 „ 147 „ two rooms;
1,932 „ 481 „ three rooms ,
4,086 „ 881 „ four rooms,