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The density of the population is therefore reduced from 190
persons to an acre, to 176.

Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act (1875).
Owing to the large number of houses which have recently been
taken down under the Artizans' and Labourers' Dwellings Act (1875),
the diminution of the population in this District may, during the last
two years, be accounted for. It appears that in the Goulston Street
scheme about 111 houses have been closed or demolished, which
were inhabited by about 922 persons; some of whom, it has been
ascertained, have removed to different parts of the metropolis, and
some, (chiefly foreigners) have left the country.
In the Royal Mint Street scheme, 192 houses have been taken
down, and the inhabitants numbering about 1,996, have migrated to
other parts of the Metropolis. The new buildings erected by the
Peabody Trustees in this locality are built to accommodate 286
families, or about 1144 persons. The houses in Butler's Buildings,
17 in number, and those in Rose Court, 7 in number, mentioned at
page 10 of my report for June, 1879, have not yet been taken down.
It appears, from inquiries I have made, that although upwards
of 3,200 persons have been displaced by the pulling down of houses,
no extra overcrowding has been discovered in the district; and it
is a matter of some satisfaction to find that the population of this
overcrowded district is diminished.