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

  • Wandsworth (London, England)
Date:
[1929?]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT of the Medical Officer of Health for the Year 1928. 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 1928. GENERAL STATISTICS FOR THE BOROUGH. Area 9,199 acres Population in 1928 354,948 No. of inhabited houses in 1921 62,540 No. of families, or separate occupiers, in 1921 80,526 Rateable value in 1928 £2,818,937 Estimated produce of a penny rate £11,400 PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE BOROUGH. The Registrar-General has estimated the population in 1928 as 347,300, 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. B