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Wandsworth 1919
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1919
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
FORM OF SURVEY OF HOUSING NEEDS.
WANDSWORTH METROPOLITAN BOROUGH.
Section I.—Prevailing Conditions Affecting Shortage of Houses.
Industries.
1. Particulars as to the staple industries of the district (or of any parish or part of the district):—
| No. of works. | No. of employees. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | ||
| Gas mantle works | 5 | 109 | 1,527 |
| Laundries | 149 | 190 | 2,353 |
| Gas and electric lighting works | 2 | 380 | — |
| Optical works | 4 | 575 | 89 |
| General and motor engineering works | 28 | 627 | - |
| Box making works | 4 | 41 | 571 |
2. Particulars of any anticipated industrial development None.
3. Particulars of any considerable reduction which may
be anticipated in the number of persons employed in
any industry in the district None.
Population.
4. Pre-war population (1914) 331,321
5. Average annual increase of population for the five
years before the war 6,175
6. Estimated present population 340,000
7. Anticipated increase or decrease of working-class
population due to industrial changes None.