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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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City, but the Corporation is responsible only for
the sanitary condition of the area comprised in
the “municipal” City of London, from which
this Yard, with the exceptions above mentioned,
is excluded.
The figures mentioned above, taken from the
Imperial Census Return, represent the “night”
or “resident” population of the City, not the
“day.” The former is, and has been for some
years, a diminishing quantity, while the latter is
ever increasing. The changes are approximately
indicated in the following Table:—
TABLE II.
Census Returns.
| Night Population. | Day Population. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 112,063 | |
| 1866 | 170,133 | |
| 1871 | 75,983 | |
| 1881 | 51,405 | 261,061 |
| 1891 | 38,320 | 301,384 |
| 1896 | 31,711 |
It is probable that the Census to be taken this
year will reveal greater rates of both increase
and decrease. The statistics required for this
Report can be based on the Imperial Census only,
but the importance of the contrast between the