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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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Proportions at Various Ages.
" All Ages " in each sex taken as 10,000.
| CITY OF LONDON. | METROPOLIS. | CENTRAL DISTRICTS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 year | 158 | 179 | 271 | 247 | 234 | 239 |
| 1-5 years | 605 | 981 | 889 | 805 | 825 | |
| 1,798 | 1,506 | 2,171 | 1,974 | 1,927 | 1,852 | |
| 15-25 „ | 2,839 | 2,401 | 1,967 | 2,043 | 2,159 | 2,132 |
| 25-65 „ | 4,314 | 4,682 | 4,279 | 4,392 | 4,565 | 4,528 |
| 66 and up. | 332 | 627 | 331 | 455 | 310 | 424 |
| All ages. | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Under ordinary circumstances the density of
the population should next be considered, but
no such factor of a reliable character can be
obtained in the City. To base it on the night
population would misrepresent the case, and to
take the day population, misleading, as the latter
is largely made up of persons constantly moving
about.
At the Census of 1891 inquiry was made as
to the number of rooms, and the number of
occupants in tenements of four rooms or less.
A mere statement of the number of rooms