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Wandsworth 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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would be as follows, viz.:- Clapham, 16.91; Putney,
8.12; Streatham, 18.18; Tooting, 2.34; Wandsworth,
17.45; and that the parish of Clapham was therefore
entitled to practically 17 Members, whilst under the
scheme proposed by the Council only 15 would be given.
The London County Council adhered to their view, and
pointed out in support of it that in the 10 years between
1881 and 1891 the parish of Clapham had increased 25 per
cent.; Streatham, 104 percent.; and Wandsworth, 71 per
cent. in inhabited houses, and assuming that the ratio of increase
goes on during the next ten years, for which the new
distribution of Members is to last, the additional representation
of Streatham and Wandsworth was fully justified.
An order was accordingly issued by the Council increasing
the number of Members to 63, in the proportions set
out above. The additional Members were elected by the
respective Vestries on the 1st of June.