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REPORT
of the Medical Officer of Health for
the Year 1934.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Sir, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report on the
health and sanitary condition of the Borough for the year 1934.
Social Conditions of the Borough.
Wandsworth is the largest Metropolitan borough. The
acreage is 9,199, compared with Woolwich, which is 8,986 acres.
The Borough is fortunate in possessing many open spaces
and several parks in the County of Surrey adjoin those in this
Borough. The approximate area of the parks and open spaces
is 1,202 acres, and this area is largely increased by Wimbledon
Common and Richmond Park, which are mainly outside the
Borough.
The population is a very varied one. Parts of the Borough
consist of high class residential districts, and there are several
large working and labouring districts.
The Report of the Registrar-General on the Census enumerated
on the 26th April, 1931, gives the population of the Borough as
353,110—159,714 males and 193,396 females. This is a larger
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