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Borough.
Increase of Population, 1891—1901.
Increase of Rateable Value,
1900—1902.
Increase.
Decrease.
Increase
per cent.
Decrease
per cent.
Increase.
Increase
per cent.
£.
Islington
15,836
—
4.95
—
86,740
4.75
Kensington
6,557
—
3.85
—
63,752
2.93
Lambeth
23,502
—
8.44
—
120,521
6.88
St. Pancras
568
—
.24
—
123,299
7.34
Stepney
13,481
—
4.72
—
55,198
4.06
Westminster
—
18,958
—
9.38
467,746
9.26
Wandsworth
76,510
—
49.19
—
200,213
14.45
Borough.
Increase or decrease of Inhabited Houses between 1891 and 1901.
Increase. Decrease. Increase per cent. Decrease per cent.
Islington 761 — 2.00 —
Kensington — 359 — 1.59
Lambeth 2,612 — 6.71 —
St. Pancras — 796 — 3.24
Stepney — 2,006 — 5.99
Westminster — 4,713 — 20.42
WANDSWORTH 12,620 — 50.19 —
10. It will be seen that whilst the population has decreased
in one, and the number of inhabited houses in four, of the six
Boroughs, the population and number of inhabited houses in the
Borough of Wandsworth have increased by 49.19 per cent, and 50.19
per cent, respectively, whilst the greatest increase in any of the
above-mentioned six Boroughs was 8.44 (populat'on) and 671
(inhabited houses); and that whilst the Borough of Wandsworth has
increased in rateable value in the last two years by 14.45 per cent.,
the greatest increase in rateable value in either of the above mentioned
Boroughs is 9.26 per cent.