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REPORT
of the Medical Officer of Health for
the Year 1931.
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 1931.
PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER
OF THE BOROUGH.
As regards area, Wandsworth is larger than any of the other
Metropolitan 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
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.
Social Conditions.
The Preliminary Report of the Registrar-General on the Census
enumerated on the 26th April, 1931, gives the population of the
Borough as 353,101—159,825 males and 193,276 females. This
is a larger population than any other London Borough, the next
being Islington with a total of 321,712 persons.
At the Census 1921, the total population was 328,307, and
of these, 147,229 were males and 181,078 were females. At the