London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
17
Section 1.-STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
POPULATION AND GENERAL STATISTICS.
The total population of the Borough at the Census of 1931 was 198,133.
The Census figure of 198,133 represents a decrease in the population of the Borough
of 6'3 per cent, since the Census of 1921, at which date the figure was 211,36(5.
The mid-year (1934) population of the Borough is estimated by the Registrar-General
to be 187,540, the corresponding estimate for the previous year (1933) being 190,900.
Until recently the estimated population has been divided into civil and total, but for
the past two years the estimated total population only is given. Deaths of persons serving
in II.51. Forces are now allocated to their area of residence in the same manner as civilian
deaths.
The following figures shew the number of persons in each of the "Wards in the Borough:—
| Administrative Area of St. Pancras Metropolitan Borough. | Census, 1931. | Total (Estimated) 1934. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Ward — | ||||
| No. 1 | 15,867 | 20,005 | 35,872 | 33,955 |
| No. 2 | 9,621 | 10,054 | 19,675 | 18,626 |
| No. 3 | 15,615 | 17,543 | 33,158 | 31,389 |
| No. 4 | 11,965 | 11,990 | 23,955 | 22,673 |
| No. 5 | 13,737 | 15,004 | 28,741 | 27,205 |
| No. 6 | 8,861 | 9,139 | 18,000 | 17,036 |
| No. 7 | 6,155 | 6,867 | 13,022 | 12,302 |
| No. 8 | 12,562 | 13,148 | 25,710 | 24,354 |
| Total . . | 94,383 | 103,750 | 198,133 | 187,540 |