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Strand (Westminster) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Table I. shows details relating to the houses and persons found
in the two Registration Sub-Districts of Strand and St. Anne.
Since the 1891 Census, births and deaths occurring in that part of
the Temple in the Strand District, are not included as belonging
to the Strand Sanitary District, and consequently the population
there, must be deducted from these figures Thus corrected it
appears that there has been a decrease of 1,340 in the residents
of the Strand District since the 1891 Census, equal to 5.2 per
cent., but, taking into account an increase of 300 persons in the
workhouses, the total decrease is at the rate of 4 per cent.
TABLE II.
Corrected Population of each Parish in the District 1896.
| Population. | Decrease of residents. | Net decrease. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne, Westminster | 12,206 | 269 | 227 |
| St. Clement Danes | 8,499 | 419 | 293 |
| St. Mary-le-Strand | 1,325 | 280 | 299 |
| St. Paul, Covent Garden | 2,253 | 172 | — |
| Liberty of the Rolls | 294 | 134 | 146 |
| Precinct of the Savoy | 137 | 66 | 66 |
| Sub-Districts:— | |||
| St. Anne | 12,206 | 269 | 227 |
| Strand | 12,508 | 1,071 | 803 |
| Strand Sanitary District | 24,714 | 1,340 | 1,030 |
The decrease in residents has been 8.2 per cent. in the Strand
part of the District (6 per cent. counting paupers) and 2T8 per
cent. in St. Anne's (l.8 with paupers).
The number of families per "inhabited house" was 3 for the
whole District, 2.5 in Strand, 3.6 in St. Anne's.
The number of persons per "inhabited house" was 12 for the
whole District, 10.5 in Strand, 13.7 in St. Anne's; but it must be
kept in mind in comparing these figures that St. Anne's parish
contains many artisans' dwellings and flats, which are not
enumerated as separate houses. At each of the four previous
census periods the number of persons per house was 11.5.
The number of persons per family was 3.9, which is a little