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St Pancras 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section II.-POPULATION, MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
POPULATION.
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 211,366.
The mid-year (1938) population of the Borough is estimated by the Registrar-General
to be 179,400, the corresponding estimate for the previous year (1937) being 181,900.
The following figures shew the estimated number of persons in each of the Wards in the Borough :—
| Administrative Area of St. Pancras Metropolitan Borough. | Census, 1931. | Total (Estimated) 1938. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Ward — | ||||
| No. 1 | 15,867 | 20,005 | 35,872 | 32,484 |
| No. 2 | 9,621 | 10,054 | 19,675 | 17,821 |
| No. 3 | 15,615 | 17,543 | 33,158 | 30,020 |
| No. 4 | 11,965 | 11,990 | 23,955 | 21,693 |
| No. 5 | 13,737 | 15,004 | 28,741 | 26,023 |
| No. 6 | 8,861 | 9,139 | 18,000 | 16,294 |
| No 7 | 6,155 | 6,867 | 13,022 | 11,769 |
| No. 8 | 12,562 | 13,148 | 25,710 | 23,296 |
| Total . . | 94,383 | 103,750 | 198,133 | 179,400 |
MARRIAGES.
The following table shews the number of marriages for 1938, and for each of the preceding four years :—
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Marriages. | Marriages per 1,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 187,540 | 1,797 | 9.6 |
| 1935 | 185,300 | 2,036 | 10.9 |
| 1936 | 183,900 | 2,032 | 11.0 |
| 1937 | 181,900 | 2,000 | 10.9 |
| 1938 | 179,400 | 2,178 | 12.1 |
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year belonging to St. Pancras was 2,433,
equal to an annual birth rate of 13.5 per 1000 of estimated population.
The rate for the previous year was 13.0, and the rate for 1936 was 13.0.
The actual number of births registered as having taken place in the Borough during
the year was 3,841. This figure is corrected by deducting the births of non residents (1,904),
which occurred chiefly in the various hospitals and other institutions in the Borough, and by
adding the births belonging to St. Pancras (496) which occurred out»ide the Borough. The
corrected figure is 2,433.