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The population of the City as ascertained
by the Day-census, taken by the Corporation
at its own expense, was found to be in 1866—
170,133, in 1881—261,061, and in 1891—
301,384, shewing an increase between 1866
and 1881 of 90,928, and between 1881 and
1891 of 40,323, so that if this progressive
augmentation has been maintained since 1891
a Day-census at June, 1896, would have shewn
a population of about 324,600.
The Day-census taken in May, 1891, proved
that 1,186,000 persons and 92,000 vehicles
entered and left the City on the day the
counting was made.
During 1896 1,066 deaths were registered,
including *672 persons dying in the City, but
not belonging thereto.
Deducting the latter we have to deal with
394 deaths, to which we must add 164 persons
*[In St. Bartholomew's Hospital alone 667 deaths of non-residents
occurred.]