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Southwark 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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POPULATION.
The enumerated population of the Borough (Census 1931) was
171,695.
The estimated population as supplied by the Registrar General
for mid-year, 1932, is 168,900, and the various rates in my Report
have been calculated on this figure. It will be seen by the Table
hereunder, that the population of the Borough is steadily decreasing.
The diminution in the number of inhabitants has not been uniform
throughout the Borough.
The northern end or riverside districts have suffered most in
comparison since the 1921 Census, which is accounted for by the
fact that this portion of the Borough is becoming more commercialised
eaqh year.
The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1851, and also the estimated population for 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1932 are as follows
| Newington. | St. George's. | St. Saviour's and Christchurch. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 64,816 | 51,824 | 35,731 |
| 1861 | 82,157 | 55,510 | 36,169 |
| 1871 | 88,691 | 56,083 | 31,294 |
| 1881 | 107,831 | 58,652 | 31,628 |
| 1891 | 115,663 | 59,740 | 27,116 |
| 1901 | 121,863 | 60,998 | 23,319 |
| 1911 | 116,819 | 55,782 | 19,316 |
| 1921 | 114,987 | 52,114 | 17,303 |
| 1922 | 116,683 | 52,996 | 17,541 |
| 1923 | 117,200 | 52,690 | 17,574 |
| 1924 | 117,500 | 52,610 | 17,604 |
| 1925 | 118,300 | 52,980 | 17,720 |
| 1926 | 118,120 | 52,760 | 17,720 |
| 1927 | 115,500 | 51,650 | 17,100 |
| 1928 | 113,850 | 50,730 | 16,720 |
| 1929 | 112,350 | 49,900 | 16,250 |
| 1930 | 112,350 | 49,900 | 16,250 |
| 1931 | 107,692 | 48,552 | 15,451 |
| 1932 | 105,873 | 47,836 | 15,191 |