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Paddington 1897

Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1897

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The population of the Metropolis at the middle
of the year was estimated at 4,463,169 persons,
2,109,739 males and 2,353,430 females. The estimates
of the numbers living in each sex-age-group are given
in the last column of Table 1.

Table: TABLE 1. Sex-Age-Constitution of Populations estimated to middle of 1897.

TABLE 1. Sex-Age-Constitution of Populations estimated to middle of 1897.

Age Groups.Paddington.St. Mary.St. John.London.
PERSONS.All ages126,25392,78833,4654,463,169
0- 12,6602,268392115,304
1- 59,3217,7391,582416,607
5-1520,95016,9284,022922,380
15-2527,00618,7168,290895,792
25-6560,38042,84917,5311,936,173
65 and over5,9364,2881,648176,913
0- 511,98110,0071,974531,911
5-65108,33678,49329,8433,754,345
5 and over114,27282,78131,4913,931,258
MALES.All ages52,21540,29311,9222,109,739
0- 11,3041,11419057,174
1- 54,6013,827774207,387
5-1510,1078,2401,867457,813
15-2510,3787,7042,674414,986
25-6523,80217,9725,830902,547
65 and over2,0231,43658769,832
0-55,9054,941964264,561
6-6544,28733,91610,3711,775,346
5 and over46,31035,35210,9581,845,178
FEMALES.All ages74,03852,49521,5432,353,430
0- 11,3561,15420258,130
1- 54,7203,912808209,220
5-1510,8438,6882,155464,567
15-2516,62811,0125,616480,806
25-6536,57824,87711,7011,033,626
65 and over3,9132,8521,061107,081
0- 56,0765,0661,010267,350
5-6564,04944,57719,4721,978,999
5 and over67,96247,42920,5332,086,080