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2 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Physical Features and General Character of the Borough.
With regard to this, the Borough is fortunate in possessing
a considerable number of parks and open spaces, and, in addition,
there are parks in the County of Surrey adjacent to those
in this Borough.
The total area of the Borough is 9,108 acres, and the
approximate area of parks and open spaces is 1,130 acres.
This area is largely increased by Wimbledon Common and
Richmond Park, portions of both of these being in the Borough.
Social Conditions.
In my report for 1919 a short statement of the social conditions
in the Borough was given, but this may be to' some extent
altered during the last decennium. In 1921 the Census report
will be available, and a short resume will be given in the report
for that year.
Births.
During the year 1920, 7,212 births, 3,707 of males and 3,505
of females, occurred, compared with 5,441 in 1919.
The total number of births in this Borough was 7,179, but
679 births occurred in Institutions outside the Borough of persons
belonging to the Borough, and 646 births in Institutions in
the Borough of persons not belonging to the Borough, making
a corrected total of 7,212.
In Table II. is shown the number of births, males and
females, the birth-rate, and the rate of natural increase for each
sub-district, and for the whole Boroue-h.