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City of London 1923
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POPULATION.
The undermentioned figures are extracted from the Preliminary Report of
the Registrar-General on the Census of England and Wales, 1921:-
Area, Inhabited Houses. Population.
Statute
Acres. 1911. 1921. 1911. 1921.
City of London (Not including the Temple) 661 2,784 2,398 19,657 13,527
These figures represent the population on the nights of the 3rd April, 1911,
and the 19th June, 1921.
The following table shows the progressive decline which has taken place since 1861 in the number of inhabitants who reside within the City boundaries, and the progressive increase in the number of workers who are daily employed in the City:—
| Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 112,063 | - |
| 1866 | — | 170,133 |
| 1871 | 75,983 | — |
| 1881 | 51,405 | 261,061 |
| 1891 | 37,705 | 301,384 |
| 1901 | 26,923 | — |
| 1911 | 19,657 | 364,061 |
| 1921 | 13,706 | — |
There is only one registration district in the City.
The estimated population of the City for the year 1923 is 13,480.
The day Census taken in 1911 showed that the day population was 364,061
persons, and also that 1,077,155 persons and 94,095 vehicles entered and left the
City on the day the count was taken.
BIRTHS.
During the year 1923, 381 births were registered in the City, 305 of which
however, did not belong thereto. To the remaining 76 must be added the births
of 35 children born to citizens temporarily residing outside the City boundary.
The number of births, therefore, on which the rate should be calculated is 111.
The annual birth rate was 8.2 per 1,000 persons of all ages, compared with a
quinquennial mean rate of 10 5 per 1,000. In the Metropolis the birth rate in 1923
was 20.2 per 1,000.
MORTALITY.
During the year under review, 714 deaths were registered in the District,
including 641 persons dying in the City, but not belonging thereto. See Table,
p. 9, for details. Deducting these latter, 73 deaths remain, to which must be
added those of 82 persons who died in Institutions in outside districts, where they
were registered; the total, therefore, on which the City death rate is calculated is
155. The death rate for 1923 was 11.5 per 1,000 per annum of the population (the
previous year being 14.1), whilst that for the whole of the Metropolis was 11.2.
DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.—Of the City deaths, 5.8 per cent. were caused
by injuries or violence, as compared with 5.7 in 1921 and 3.2 in 1922. This is 0.5
below the average for the previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
Year. City of London. Metropolis.
Per cent. Per cent.
1918 4.2 5.6
1919 10.4 5.7
1920 7.8 4.7
1921 5.7 4.2
1922 3.2 3.3
Average previous five years 6.3 4.7
1923 5.8 4.5