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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Wandsworth 1952

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Area 9,199 acres
Resident population in 1952 331,700
Wandsworth is the largest of the Metropolitan Boroughs. It
has an area of 9,199 acres which includes a number of open spaces,
with an approximate combined area of 1,200 acres.
The population is a varied one, as the Borough contains residential
neighbourhoods in addition to several working-class districts.
The chief industries carried on are the manufacture of gas,
electricity and motor accessories, laundries and general engineering.
There is no trade which has any particular effect on the health
of the workers or residents.
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