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Wandsworth 1907

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

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Table: 184. CENSUS RETURNS.

184. CENSUS RETURNS.

Population.Number of Houses.
PARISH.In 1891.*In 1896.In 1901.Estimated Population April, 1903 (for Equalisation of Rates Act).Inhabited 1891*Uninhabited 1891.Inhabited 1901.Uninhabited 1901.
Clapham41,81146,95351,36155,3586,6193188,152398
Putney17,77120,56624.13934,7292,9672354,048217
Streatham43,39054,33871,65878,3777,18550512,295838
Tooting5.7847,30616,47319,2721,0851022,470244
Wandsworth46,86858,10168,40376,6917,28840310,799551
Totals155,524187,264232,034§254,32725,1441,56337,7642,248

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* Taking into account the alteration in boundaries under the London
Government Act, 1899.
§ The estimated population of the Borough at April, 1908 (for the purposes of
the Equalization of Rates Act) was 318,603.

Table: 185. POPULATION (AT CENSUS 1901) AND AREA OF WARDS-

185. POPULATION (AT CENSUS 1901) AND AREA OF WARDS-

Population.Area (acres).
Clapham North28,772476
„ South22,589599
Putney24,1392,218
Balham38,034868
Streatham33,6241,955
Tooting16,473547
Fairfield18,520331
Southfield21,9241,229
Springfield27,959885
(Tidal water and foreshore, Putney 34; Wandsworth 57)91
232,0349,199