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[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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annual report of
the medical officer of health
for the year 1933.
To the Right Honourable The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the Corporation of London.
Public Health Department,
Guildhall, E.C.
June, 1934.
My Lord Mayor and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to present my seventh Annual Report on the work of the Department
of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London.
STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
Area.—The City of London (excluding The Temple) comprises an area of 661 acres
(excluding tidal water and foreshore), or 1.032 square miles.
The area of "Registration London" is 74,817 acres (excluding tidal water and foreshore),
or 116.9 square miles.
Density (1928).—City of London Registration District, at night, 17.3 persons to an
acre; City of London Registration District, during the day, *664.1 person to an acre;
Registration London, at night, 59.5 persons to an acre.
Annual Rateable Value.—The rateable value of property within the administrative
county of London (including the City) was £60,384,592, on April 6th, 1933, whilst on the same
date the corresponding rateable value of property in the City of London was £8,893,115,
or about one-seventh of the whole County.
The annual sum receivable from a penny rate is £34,750.
Area, Statute Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | Private Families. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1911. | 1921. | 1911. | 1921. | 1921. | |
City of London (Not including the Temple) 661 | 2,784 | 2,398 | 19,657 | 13,709 | 3,174 |
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 number of inhabitants who reside within the City boundaries, and the progressive increase 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 | 13,709 | 436,721 (Imperial |
1931 | 10,808 | — Census.) |
There is only one registration district in the City.
*This figure refers only to persons "actively engaged in the City during the daytime," and is based upon
the Imperial Census taken in June, 1921.
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