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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 17,648 in 1801 to 479,103 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 4.23 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.93 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 167.58 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 115.48 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM	Official	English		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.
WANDSWORTH	Preferred	English	1904		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WANDSWORTH	Alternate	English			1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 12, 'Registration County, Districts, and Sub-Districts, with their Constituent Civil Parishes - Area; Houses and Population 1891 and 1901, and Separate Occupiers 1901'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LONDON	Poor Law/Registration County	01 Apr 1857		1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
LONDON	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
SURREY	Poor Law/Registration County		1889	1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jan 1904	was reduced to enlarge	CROYDON RegD/PLU	Part of Wandsworth Borough added to Mitcham CP	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jun 1904	was enlarged by gaining part of	CROYDON RegD/PLU	Part of Mitcham SD transferred to Wandsworth Borough CP	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BATTERSEA	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1883	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
BATTERSEA WEST	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1883	01 May 1900	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
CLAPHAM	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
EAST BATTERSEA	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1883		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
NORTH WEST BATTERSEA	Registration sub-District	01 May 1900		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
PUTNEY	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SOUTHFIELDS	Registration sub-District	01 Oct 1902		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SOUTH WEST BATTERSEA	Registration sub-District	01 May 1900		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
SPRINGFIELD	Registration sub-District	01 Oct 1902		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
STREATHAM	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WANDSWORTH	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1902	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
BATTERSEA CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
CLAPHAM HOLY TRINITY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 477.
PUTNEY Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 488.
STREATHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 492.
TOOTING GRAVENEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 493.
WANDSWORTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1904	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 494.
WANDSWORTH BOROUGH CP	Parish-level Unit	1904		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 308.