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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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143 CENSUS RETURNS.
| PARISH. | Population. | Inhabited i90i. | Uninhabited 1901. | Number of Families or Separate Occupiers. 1911. | Number of Uninhabited Houses 1911. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 1891.* | In 1896. | In 1901. | In 1911. | |||||
| Clapham | 41,811 | 46,953 | 51.361 | 5S,592 | 8,152 | 398 | 14,060 | 846 |
| Putney | 11,771 | 20,566 | 24,139 | 28,242 | 4,048 | 217 | 6,323 | 333 |
| Streatham | 43,290 | 54.338 | 71.658 | 96,192 | 12,295 | 838 | 22,754 | 1,700 |
| Tooting | 5,784 | 7.306 | 16,473 | 35.953 | 2,470 | 244 | 7.322 | 560 |
| Wandsworth | 46,868 | 58,101 | 68,403 | 92.376 | 10,799 | 551 | 19,696 | 1,213 |
| Totals | 155.524 | 187,264 | 232,034 | 311,360 | 37.764 | 2,248 | 70.155 | 4.657 |
* Taking into account the alteration in boundaries under the London
Government Act, 1899.
144 POPULATION (AT CENSUS 1911) AND AREA OF WARDS.
| Population. | Area (acres). | |
|---|---|---|
| Clapham North | 28,871 | 476 |
| „ South | 29,721 | 599 |
| Putney | 28,242 | 2,218 |
| Balham | 47,001 | 868 |
| Streatham | 49,191 | 1,955 |
| Tooting | 35,958 | 547 |
| Fairfield | 20,605 | 331 |
| Southfield | 34,600 | 1,229 |
| Springfield | 37,171 | 885 |
| (Tidal water and foreshore: Putney 34, Wandsworth 57) | 91 | |
| 311,360 | 9,199 | |