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The 1951 Census:
In 1953 the detailed analysis of the Census for the County of Middlesex
was published by the Registrar General. Comparison with earlier census
reports shows the following trends as far as Tottenham is concerned:-
Population
The 1951 figure for Tottenham, 126 , 9 29, is 30,738 less than 19 31 when
the last census was taken. This is the number of persons actually staying
in Tottenham on the night of the census and no account is taken of persons
temporarily absent in the Armed Forces which with the present compulsory
National Service is a larger number than it was in 1931. While the
County of Middlesex as a whole has increased its population, a decline is
shown in the population of the County of London and in the Middlesex districts
immediately adjoining. The steady outward movement of population has led to
the growth of districts on the outer fringes, and it is known that many of the
19 31 Tottenham residents have moved to these outer districts and in their
place have come residents from Central London where the fall in population has
been most noticeable.
Age Distribution
In common with the national trend the proportion of older persons in
Tottenham has increased considerably since the 1931 Census and there has been
a corresponding reduction in the lower age groups. Although there is only a
slight reduction in the wrking age-group 15 - 64 taken as a whole, there are
now fewer younger persons. The slight increase in the group under 5 years
reflects the exceptionally high birth rates in 1946 and 1947.