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Southwark 1893
Annual report for 1893 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health,—1893. 5
The population density of St. George's is, roughly, four times that of London, and
four hundred times that of the United Kingdom.
Population.—Table IV. gives the number of inhabitants of the whole parish and
of each sub-district, according to the Census of 1891, and also the figures estimated
to the middle of the years 1892 and 1893:—
Table IV.
| Sub-districts. | Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | |
| Borough Road | 16,624 | 16,691 | 16,758 |
| London Road | 21,221 | 21,212 | 21,203 |
| Kent Road | 21,867 | 21,915 | 21,963 |
| Whole Parish | 59,712 | 59,818 | 59,924 |
| London | 4,222,157 | 4,264,076 | 4,306,411 |
Table V.,
Showing the population of each of the sub-districts of the whole parish, and of jondon, at the Census of 1881 and 1891:—
| Sub-districts. | Population. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 1891 | |
| Borough Road | 15,953 | 16,624 |
| London Road | 21,318 | 21,221 |
| Kent Road | 21,381 | 21,867 |
| Whole Parish | 58,652 | 59,712 |
| London | 3,815,544 | 4,211,743 |
The Returns of the Registrar-General show an increase of population between
1881 and 1891 of 671 for the Borough Road sub-district, and of 486 for the Kent Road
sub-district; whereas, in the London Road Sub-district, on the other hand, they
indicate a decrease of 97. Taking the average annual increase, for the whole of
London for the same period at 39,619, the ratio for these three sub-districts should
be 172, 226,. and 210 respectively; or, in the whole parish, the increase should
be 608, whereas the returns show 106. It will be seen, therefore, that the
actual figures from your sub-districts show a considerable relative deficiency. The
explanation of this lessened ratio of increase of population may, in my opinion, be
sought for in one or more of the three following causes:—(1.) A certain number of
persons become non-resident owing to want of house room and other reasons. (2.)
The births in the district are diminished. (3.) Deaths are increased.