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Wandsworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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REPORT
of the Medical Officer of Health
for the Year 1920.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present the Annual Report on the
health and. sanitary condition of the Borough for the year 1920.
Population.
The civil population of the Borough to the middle of 1920
has been estimated by the Registrar General to be 346,990 for the
purpose of calculating death-rates and 347,588 for birth-rates.
The population, uncorrected for Institutions, as estimated
from an enumeration of the ration books, was found to be
351,370.
Table I. shows the population of each sub-district based on
the above estimation, compared with the Census population.
| Sub-District. | Census Population, 1911. | Population estimated to middle of 1920. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrected. | Uncorrected. | ||
| Clapham | 58,592 | 66,728 | 66,903 |
| Putney | 28,242 | 29,019 | 30,212 |
| Streatham | 96,192 | 107,184 | 107,520 |
| Tooting | 35,958 | 38,877 | 41,656 |
| Wandsworth | 92,376 | 101,000 | 105,079 |
| Whole Borough | 311,360 | 342,808 | 351,370 |
The estimated population in Table I. is used to calculate
all the rates in this Report,