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City of Westminster 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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Table: City of Westminster.— Census Population,1911.

City of Westminster.— Census Population,1911.

Registration Area.Families or Separate Occupiers.Population.Decrease.
1901.1911.1901.1911.
St. James and St. Anne8,4595,47633,08125,4457,636
Strand5,2542,84421,67416,8594,815
13,7138,32054,75542,30412,451
Mayfair and Knightsbridge6,1554,70628,74326,1882,555
Belgrave13,72213,08055,81551,6104,205
St. Margaret and St. John11,27310,03143,69840,1593,539
The City44,86336,137183,011160,26122,750
Ward.1901.1911.Decrease.Increase.Estimated to the Middle of 1911.
Conduit5,8764,2731,603..4,233
Grosvenor15,26614,2231,043..14,200
Hamlet7,6017,692..917,715
Knightsbridge15,65713,7941,863..13,748
Victoria40,15837,8162,342..37,758
St. Margaret13,78411,3022,482..11,240
St. John29,91428,8571,057...28,830
St. Anne11,4939,2862,207..9,231
Great Marlborough7,9085,2772,631..5,211
Pall Mall4,1223,774348..3,766
Regent9,5587,1082,450..7,047
Charing Cross5,7554,908847..4,887
Covent Garden8,9178,493424..8,483
Strand7,0023,4583,544..3,370
Totals183,011160,261-22,841+91159,719
Total decrease....22,750....

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In the various wards (as shown on the next page) there has been
a reduction, with the exception of the Hamlet of Knightsbridge,
in which there has been an increase of 91. The greatest reduction has
been in the wards comprised in the Strand Borough, the Strand Ward
being reduced to less than half of its former sleeping population.
The reliability of the figures is affected by the fact that the Census
was taken on a Sunday. The habit of leaving London for the weekends
is one which has grown considerably, and particularly affects
Westminster, and especially certain wards. In the report on the
1871 Census, this was noted as a reason for the decrease in parts of
St. George, Hanover Square; it now applies in many other parts of the
City.