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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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AREA.
The “City of London” may mean either of
the following:—
Parliamentary Borough,
Municipal City,
Registration District, or
Sanitary District.
According to the Census Return of 1891 the
areas, numbers of inhabited houses, &c., were:—
TABLE I.
Census, 1891.
| Area. Statue Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Borough | 671 | 5,340 | 37,705 |
| Municipal City | 671 | 5,340 | 37,705 |
| Registration District | 672.1 | 5,368 | 38,320 |
| Sanitary District | 654 | 5,265 | 37,487 |
For the statistical part of this Report, the
Registration District is referred to when speaking
of the “City,” except it be otherwise stated.
In dealing with administration, the Sanitary
District is so designated. The population of the
Registration District at the middle of 1900 was
estimated to be 26,998.