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Hammersmith 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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8
CENSUS 1961

Table: The following extracts from the 1961 Census Report, issued from the General Register Office, relating to the birthplace and nationalities of the population of our Borough, are of some interest in relation to the housing problem in Hammersmith:—

The following extracts from the 1961 Census Report, issued from the General Register Office, relating to the birthplace and nationalities of the population of our Borough, are of some interest in relation to the housing problem in Hammersmith:—

BirthplaceMalesFemales
Total54,33855,995
British Isles47,84250,515
England38,89842,340
Wales1,2321,345
Scotland1,2341,027
Northern Ireland594488
United Kingdom (part not stated)197233
Irish Republic5,2044,768
Ireland (part not stated)451264
Isle of Man412
Channel Islands2838
Total born outside the British Isles
Residents6,0175,018
Visitors117150
Commonwealth Countries
Residents1,3931,000
Visitors4350
Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
Residents2,2341,664
Visitors1911
Foreign Countries and at Sea
Residents2,3902,354
Visitors5589
Birthplace not stated
Residents358306
Visitors46
Nationality and Citizenship of Residents born outside
the British Isles6,0175,018
U.K. & Colonies by birth or descent2,4171,943
U.K. & Colonies by registration or marriage126544
U.K. & Colonies by naturalisation455320
U.K. & Colonies mode of acquisition not stated135102
Other Commonwealth (and Irish)812474
Aliens (including Stateless)1,6331,292
Not stated439343