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Deptford 1913
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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Area and Population.
Acres. Estimated Population.
1563 109,280
The population of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford at the
census taken April, 1911, was 109,496.
The estimated population to the middle of the year 1913, based
on the results of the above census and that of 1901, was 109,280.
The estimated population for each of the various wards based on
the results of the Census of 1901 and that of 1911, was as follows:—
East 21,143 S. 12,119
N. 23,821 S.E. 12,296
N.W. 23,434 S.W. 16,467
As the Borough has an area of 1563 acres, the density of the
population on this estimate is 70 per acre.
The following table shows the total number of dwelling houses and the number inhabited and uninhabited in 1901, 1911, and 1913 respectively:—
| Year. | HOUSES. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabited. | Uninhabited. | Total. | ||||
| 1901 | 15,823 | 516 | 16,339 | |||
| 1911 | 16,102 | 491 | 16,593 | |||
| 1913 | 16,638 | 244 | 16,882 | |||
Taking the number of inhabited houses for 1913 as set forth in
the above table, viz., 16,638, and supposing the average number of
persons per house to be 6'6, the population would be about 109,810,
6'6 will therefore be a fairly correct factor.
The following table shows the number of houses, separate occupiers,
and population in 1901 and 1911, distinguishing for 1911 the various
kinds of buildings and the population enumerated therein, and also the
buildings not used as dwellings:—