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HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF THE
ENTIRE DISTRICT.
But for the available facts and statistics furnished by the
Census of April, 1871, the difficulties of deducing a correct
death-rate for this extensive District for the past year
would have been very great. The population of the District
has, in the ten years interval, 1861-71, increased beyond
all anticipation, and has given to the following observations
of the Registrar-General an importance that will be very
generally recognised. "The population of London is now
overflowing its borders, and is thus thrown in increasing
proportions on the outer ring of surrounding land. Hence,
the estimated population and the dependant rates can only
be considered approximations to be revised so soon as the
Census has been taken."
Since the above was written the Census spoken of has
been taken, and seeing that the Wandsworth District
embraces a very large portion of this "outer ring," it has
been thought that it would not be without interest to shew
in a tabular form the extent of increase in the five Subdistricts,
as well as the actual number of inhabitants of the
entire District at three decennial periods, 1851-61-71.
SUB-DISTRICTS.
1851.
1861.
1871.
Increase
in the first
decennial
interval,
1851-61.
Increase
in the last
decennial
interval.
1861-71.
Total
Increase in
the 20 years'
interval,
1851-71.
Battersea 10,560 19,600 53,988 9,040 34,388 43,428
Clapham 16,290 20,894 27,348 4,604 6,454 11,058
Wandsworth 9,613 13,346 19,797 3,735 6,451 10,186
Streatham, Tooting,
and Balham 9,023 10,802 14,479 1,059 4,397 5,456
Putney & Roehampton 5,280 6,481 9,438 1,201 2,957 4,158
Totals 50,764 70,403 125,050 19,639 54,647 74,266