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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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A comparison of the number of persons per rated hereditament
for the years 1901 and 1911 shows that there has been a considerable
alteration during the decennium, and this to a large extent explains
why the calculation of population during the decennium has proved
a fallacious one. The number of persons per rated hereditament
has decreased in the whole Borough from 5.35 to 4.67, a diminution
having occurred in all the sub-districts with the exception of
Fairfield Ward, where there was a slight increase. The diminution
was greatest in Clapham South, and Springfield, and least in
Tooting.
Table III. shows the population of each sub-district, compared
with the Census population, uncorrected and corrected for
Institutions

The corrected population in Table III. is used to calculate
all the rates in this Report.
The following Table shows the population in the various
Public Institutions in the Borough in 1901 and 1911:—