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The Wandsworth District Board of Works was formed in 1855 under the Metropolis Local Government Act. The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the governing administrative body that the individual Districts reported to. The MBW was replaced by the London County Council in 1889. The Wandsworth District Board of Works was replaced in 1900 by the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth. Battersea was included in the Wandsworth District until 1887 when it opted out owing to the rapid increase of its population and was reconstituted as a Metropolitan Vestry. The parishes of Clapham and Streatham were also included in the Wandsworth District. The responsibilities of the Wandsworth District Board of Works were mostly focussed on the maintenance of roadways and public lighting, new buildings, public transport, efficient sewerage, the prevention of contagious diseases and public health.