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Southwark 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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10
POPULATION.
Daring the year 1927 the estimated population as supplied by the
Registrar-General has decreased by 4,350, being 184,250 as against 188,600
in the previous year.
All the rates in my report are calculated on the former figure.
It will be seen from the subjoined table that the greater decrease in
population has taken place in the Newington District, with a lesser
decrease in St. George's District, and Christchurch and St. Saviour's
Wards

Table: The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1841, and also the estimated population for1922, 1.923,1924,1925, 1926, 1927, and1928, are as follows:—

The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1841, and also the estimated population for1922, 1.923,1924,1925, 1926, 1927, and1928, are as follows:—

Newington.St. George's.St. Saviour's and Christchurch.
184154,693——
185164,81651,82435,731
186182,15755,51036,169
187188,69156,08331,294
1881107,83153,65231,628
1891115,66359,74027,116
1901121,86360,99823,319
1911116,81955,78219,316
1921114,98752,11417,303
1922116,68352,99617,541
1923117,20052,69017,574
1924117,50052,61017,604
1925118,30052,98017,720
1926118,12052,75017,720
1927115,50051,65017,100