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Southwark 1937

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

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8
POPULATION.
As predicted in my Annual Report for 1936, the Annual Return of
the Registrar-General reveals a further depletion of 4,800 persons in
the population.
This is largely accounted for by the Slum Clearance and Overcrowding
activities of the London County Council, and the Borough
Council. I feel, however, that when the cleared areas are re-built and
families re-housed the population figure will show some increase on its
present level.

Table: The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1861, and also the estimated population for 1936 and 1937 are as follows:—

The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1861, and also the estimated population for 1936 and 1937 are as follows:—

Newington.St. George's.St. Saviour's and Christchurch.
186182,15755,51036,164
187188,69156,08331,299
1881107,83158,65231,628
1891115,66359,74027,116
1901121,86360,99823,319
1911116,81955,78219,316
1921114,98752,11417,303
1931107,69248,55215,451
193695,40443,10413,692
193792,36541,77313,262