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Wimbledon 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Borough of Wimbledon.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE
Year ended 31st December, 1925.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors
of the Borough of Wimbledon.
Mb. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit the Annual Reports on the
work of the Public Health Department for the year ending 31st
December, 1925, together with my Report as School Medical
Officer. The Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health
for 1925 is the Survey Report, required every five years, showing
the "Progress made in the area during the preceding five
years in the improvement of the public health, and the extent
and character of the changes made during that period in the
public health services of the area." The Report has been prepared
on the lines suggested in Circular 648, issued by the
Ministry of Health on 10th December, 1925.
Natural and Social Conditions of the Area.
Area (acres) 3,173
Population (Census, 1921) 61,700
Population (Estimated, 1925, R.G.) 58,170
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