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5
HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION OF
THE ENTIRE DISTRICT.
Although an epidemic of some magnitude (Small
Pox) prevailed over the Wandsworth District, in common
with the rest of the Metropolis, at the beginning of the
year 1877, still, we have the happiness to present a Report
full of genuine encouragement as to the health and
sanitary condition of the District.
Population.— To estimate accurately the population
of a District such as ours, it is necessary to take into
consideration not only the natural increase of the population,
but also the amount of immigration into the
District. The official mode of making this calculation, is
to obtain the average rate of increase, which was found to
prevail between the last two census (1861-71), and add to
the population at the latter census a corresponding increase
for the succeeding six years, adding a quarter of a year's
increase to bring up the estimate to the middle of the