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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
Southwark 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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house property in the more densely crowded parts will in future be
occupied more and more by the casual labourer class, whose destructive
tendencies are so well known.
The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1841, and also the estimated population for 1902, 1903 and 1904-
| Newington. | St. George's. | St. Saviour's and Christchurch. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 54,693 | — | — |
| 1851 | 64,816 | 51,824 | 35,731 |
| 1861 | 82,157 | 55,510 | 36,169 |
| 1871 | 88,691 | 56,083 | 31,294 |
| 1881 | 107,831 | 58,652 | 31,628 |
| 1891 | 115,663 | 59,740 | 27,161 |
| 1901 | 121,863 | 60,998 | 23,319 |
| 1902 | 122,246 | 61,187 | 23,392 |
| 1903 | 122,572 | 61,343 | 23,454 |
| 1904 | 122,902 | 61,518 | 23,517 |
at the middle of 1904 was 207,937.