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WANDSWORTH.
The estimated population of the Parish of
Population.
Wandsworth for the year 1900 was 69,609,
compared with 66,698 in 1899, an increase of 2,911.
To ascertain the corrected population, a deduction
of 3,906 has to be made for the population of the various
public institutions in the parish, giving a population of
65,703, compared with 62,792 in 1899.
The population, estimated from the number of
inhabited houses in the parish and the average number
of persons per house at the census of 1896, was 70,368.
Births and Birth-rate During the 52 weeks ending 29th December,
1900, 1900 births (964 of males and 936 of
females) were registered in this sub-district, an increase
of 12 compared with 1899, but 109 less than the decennial
average corrected for increase of population.
The birth-rate for the year was 28.92 per 1,000, a
decrease of 114 per 1,000 compared with 1899, and
3.06 per 1,000 under the decennial average.
During the year, 143 births took place in the Workhouse,
an increase of 17 compared with 1899. Of these