Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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CENSUS—1951
Age Last Birtdhday | Persons | Males | Females | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Single | Married | Widowed | Divorced | Total | Single | Married | Widowed | Divorced | ||
All Ages | 97,221 | 47,375 | 21,927 | 23,309 | 1,821 | 318 | 49,846 | 19,938 | 23,379 | 6,164 | 365 |
0— 4 | 9,479 | 4,927 | 4,927 | — | — | — | 4,552 | 4,552 | — | — | — |
5— 9 | 6,502 | 3,380 | 3,380 | — | — | — | 3,122 | 3,122 | — | — | — |
10—14 | 5,782 | 3,005 | 3,005 | — | — | — | 2,777 | 2,777 | — | — | — |
15—19 | 5,185 | 2,225 | 2,209 | 16 | — | — | 2,960 | 2,760 | 200 | — | — |
20— 24 | 7,357 | 3,283 | 2,325 | 955 | 2 | 1 | 4,074 | 1,963 | 2,103 | 2 | 6 |
25—29 | 9,269 | 4,627 | 1,541 | 3,057 | 11 | 18 | 4,642 | 921 | 3,643 | 23 | 55 |
30—34 | 7,801 | 4,035 | 841 | 3,145 | 15 | 34 | 3,766 | 556 | 3,072 | 61 | 77 |
35—39 | 7,840 | 4,094 | 704 | 3,301 | 23 | 66 | 3,746 | 518 | 3,044 | 119 | 65 |
40—44 | 6,974 | 3,672 | 625 | 2,945 | 44 | 58 | 3,302 | 525 | 2,589 | 138 | 50 |
45—49 | 6,093 | 3,212 | 590 | 2,483 | 74 | 65 | 2,881 | 475 | 2,140 | 224 | 42 |
50—54 | 5,425 | 2,581 | 441 | 1,997 | 110 | 33 | 2,844 | 413 | 1,978 | 432 | 21 |
55—59 | 4,622 | 2,112 | 353 | 1,593 | 152 | 14 | 2,510 | 334 | 1,488 | 672 | 16 |
60—64 | 4,496 | 1,997 | 305 | 1,453 | 228 | 11 | 2,499 | 314 | 1,272 | 892 | 21 |
65—69 | 4,043 | 1,690 | 287 | 1,100 | 291 | 12 | 2,353 | 255 | 982 | 1,109 | 7 |
70—74 | 3,026 | 1,263 | 215 | 708 | 336 | 4 | 1,763 | 201 | 546 | 1,015 | 1 |
75—79 | 1,955 | 813 | 128 | 394 | 290 | 1 | 1,142 | 130 | 235 | 773 | 4 |
80—84 | 949 | 335 | 41 | 124 | 169 | 1 | 614 | 80 | 68 | 466 | — |
85—89 | 340 | 100 | 6 | 34 | 60 | — | 240 | 34 | 18 | 188 | — |
90—94 | 70 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | 51 | 6 | 1 | 44 | — |
95 and over | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 6 | — |