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Wandsworth 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895

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Table: CENSUS RETURNS.The following are the particulars of the last three returns as regards population, and the last two returns as regards houses:—

CENSUS RETURNS.

The following are the particulars of the last three returns as regards population, and the last two returns as regards houses:—

PARISH.Population.Number of Houses.
In 1871.In 1881.In 1891.Inhabited 1881.Uninhabited 1881.Inhabited 1891.Uninhabited 1891.
Clapham27347363804369856042076994318
Putney9439132351777121231002987235
Streatham12148216114295834523717048505
Tooting2327394257847151481085102
Wandsworth19783280044672042494107284403
Totals71044103172156931*161431236253981563

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*The estimated population of the District in April, 1895, calculated for
the purposes of the London (Equalisation of Rates) Act, 1894, was as
follows:—Parish of Clapham, 47,058; Putney, 19,856; Streatham, 51,413;
Tooting, 6,156; Wandsworth, 53,873;—Total, 178,356.

Table: RATEABLE VALUE AND AREA OF DISTRICT.The rateable value and area of the several parishes in the District are as follows:—

RATEABLE VALUE AND AREA OF DISTRICT.

The rateable value and area of the several parishes in the District are as follows:—

PARISH.Value as per Valuation List, April 5th, 1894.Value as per Valuation List, April 5th, 1895.Area.
Acres.
££
Clapham282,309287,1801,233
Putney168,685172,1862,176
Streatham349,608367,7772,904
Tooting28,83432,667561
Wandsworth290,729301,3132,478
Totals£1,120,165£1,161,1239,352

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By order of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District,
HENRY GEORGE HILLS,
Cleric to the Board.
East Hill, Wandsworth, S.W.,
June, 1895.