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Croydon 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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APPENDIX.

Table: Table I—The AREA in Acres, INHABITED HOUSES, POPULATION, and DENSITY of each Parish in the District in 1891 and 1897.

Table I—The AREA in Acres, INHABITED HOUSES, POPULATION, and DENSITY of each Parish in the District in 1891 and 1897.

Parish.Area in Acres.Number of Inhabited Houses.Population.Density. Acres per person.Average Persons per House, 1891.
1891.Estimated to middle of 1897
1891.1897.Persons.MaleFemalesPersons.Males.Females1891.
Addington3,6051321326703463246703503205.460
Beddington3,1284425232,6071,1621,4453,0001,3401,6601.259
Coulsdon4,3145376553,3351,6231,7124,0001,9402,0601.362
Merton1,7656547253,3601,6121,7483,7001,7701,9300.525 1
Mitcham2,9152,0552,28310,7585,3005,45812,1005,9606,1400.276 2
Morden1,4751381547633873768604354251.965
Sanderstead3,150961335092622476803503306.153
Wallington8237108343,8231,5872,2364,5001,8602,6400.2554
Woodmansterne1,59181974082042044902452453.950
The District22,7664,8455,53626,23312,48313,75030,00014,30015,7000.8654

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N.B.—The above Table excludes the inmates of three institutions, viz., Cane Hill Asylum, Coulsdon, and the
Holborn Union Workhouse and Holborn Schools, in Mitcham. The population and mortality of these institutions
are included in those of the Metropolis.
The estimated populations are subject to the qualifications mentioned on the first page of the text.