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Wimbledon 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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Number of inhabited houses:—
1921 11,926
1931 13,990
Number of families or separate occupiers:—
(Census, 1921) 13,998
Rateable Value:—£689,571.
Sum represented by a penny rate:—£2,873.
Social Conditions:—
As pointed out in the report for the year 1925, Wimbledon
is situated on the outer ring and may be regarded mainly as a
dormitory for workers in London. A large group of these workers
are engaged in professional and commercial occupations. Business
premises have sprung up locally and extended to meet
the needs of the residents. Three hundred and eighty premises
are registered under the Factory and Workshops Acts. For the
most part these premises are small. There are twenty-four
laundries, employing a large number of hands, registered in the
Borough. In addition there are Leather Works, Gas Mantle
Works, Tool and File Works, and a Railway Stock and Repairing
Depot which employ a considerable number of people. The
works in the district cannot be said to exert any particular
influence on Public Health.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year (1931).
(Registrar-General's Figures).
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 604 | 301 | 303 | |
| Illegitimate | 38 | 15 | 23 | ||
| Still Births | 26 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Deaths | 724 | 358 | 366 | ||
| Percentage of Total Deaths occurring in Public Institutions | 40.05 | ||||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of childbirth from Sepsis | Nil | ||||
| do. | do. | other causes | 5 | ||
| Death-rate of Infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births legitimate | 62 | ||||
| do. | do. | illegitimate | 184 | ||
| Total | 70 | ||||