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Wimbledon 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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| Area (acres) | 3,220 | ||
| Population (Census, 1921) | 61,700 | ||
| Population (Estimated, 1929, R.G.) | 59,370 | ||
| 1921 | 11,926 | ||
| 1930 | 13,592 | ||
| (Census, 1921) | 13,998 | ||
| £2,766. | |||
Social Conditions:—
As pointed out in the report for the year 1925, Wimbledon
is situated on the outer ring and may be regarded mainly as a
dormitory for workers in London. A large group of these workers
are engaged in professional and commercial occupations. Business
premises have sprung up locally and extended to meet
the needs of the residents. 436 premises are registered under
the Factory and Workshops Acts. For the most part these
premises are small. There are 31 laundries, employing a large
number of hands, registered in the Borough. In addition there
are Leather Works, Gas Mantle Works, Tool and File Works,
and a Railway Stock and Repairing Depot which employ a considerable
number of hands. The works in the district cannot
bo said to exert any particular influence on Public Health.
Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year (1930).
| Total | M. | F. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | Legitimate | 722 | 386 | 336 | |
| Illegitimate | 44 | 23 | 21 | ||
| Still Births | 22 | 14 | 8 | ||
| Deaths | 648 | 317 | 331 | ||
| Percentage of Total Deaths occurring in Public Institutions | 37.1 | ||||
| Number of women dying in, or in consequence of, | |||||
| childbirth from Sepsis | 2 | ||||
| do. do. other causes | 3 | ||||