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REPORT
of the Medical Officer of Health for
the Year 1929.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth.
Sir, Madam and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my Annual Report on the
health and sanitary condition of the Borough for the year 1929.
GENERAL STATISTICS FOR THE
BOROUGH.
Area 9,199 acres
Population in 1929 355,807
No. of inhabited houses in 1921 62,540
No. of families, or separate occupiers, in 1921 80,526
Rateable value in 1929 £2,880,884
Estimated produce of a penny rate £11,700
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER
OF THE BOROUGH.
The Registrar-General has estimated the population in 1929
as 846,700, which is higher than that of any of the other London
boroughs.
As regards area, Wandsworth is larger than any of the other
boroughs—the acreage being 9,199, compared with Woolwich,
which is 8,986 acres.
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.
Wandsworth is fortunate in possessing many open spaces,
and several parks in the County of Surrey adjoin those in this
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