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Wandsworth 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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RERORT
Of the Medical Officer of Health
FOR THE YEAR 1905.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Sir and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the Annual Report of the health and
sanitary condition of the Borough for the year 1905.
Population.
The population of the Borough for the year, estimated according
to the methods adopted by the Registrar General was, including public
institutions, 284,710, compared with 269,583 in 1904, an increase of
15,127.

Table: Table I. shows the population of each sub-district, corrected and uncorrected, as well as that for the whole Borough.TABLE 1.

Table I. shows the population of each sub-district, corrected and uncorrected, as well as that for the whole Borough.

TABLE 1.

SUB-DISTRICT.Census 1901.Population estimated to the middle of 1905.
Corrected.Uncorrected.
Clapham51,36155,71055,440
Putney24,13927,83027,660
Streatham71,65889,17089,720
Tooting16,47331,11033,110
Wandsworth68,40375,38078,780
Whole Borough232,034279,200284,710

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