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 Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Census.
The following is a detailed statement of the population of the Parish as appeared at the Census of April, 1861 and 1871:-
| Parochial Wards | 1861 | 1871 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabited Houses. | Population | Inhabited Houses | Population | |
| Dover Ward | 395 | 3,173 | 397 | 3,343 |
| Conduit Ward | 588 | 5,217 | 550 | 4,719 |
| Grosvenor Ward | 944 | 7,756 | 878 | 7,378 |
| Brook Ward | 1,162 | 10,815 | 1,066 | 10,020 |
| Curzon Ward | 735 | 5,697 | 768 | 6,245 |
| Knightsbridge Ward | 2,643 | 19,686 | 2,342 | 17,523 |
| Out Ward | 3,970 | 35,427 | 4,565 | 40,449 |
| Total | 10,437 | 87,771 | 10,566 | 89,677 |
Ecclesiastical Districts formed out of the original or mother Parish of St. George, Hanover Square:—
| 1861 | 1871 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhabited Houses | Populartion | Inhabited Houses | Population | |
| St. George, Hanover Sq., Mother Parish | 2,870 | 22,016 | 1,857 | 15,630 |
| Christchurch, May Fair | Included in M District till | other Church Aug., 1865 | 781 | 6,287 |
| Hanover Church, Regent Street | 563 | 5,923 | 532 | 5,501 |
| Holy Trinity | Included in Knightsbri | Saint Paul, dge till 1866 | 40 | 282 |
| Included in Knightsbri | Saint Paul, dge till 1866 | 791 | 5,786 | |
| St. Gabriel's | 1,832 | 15,658 | 1,401 | 13,785 |
| St. Mark's | 555 | 4,972 | 489 | 4,287 |
| St. Michael's | 1,245 | 10,373 | 1,081 | 8,371 |
| St. Paul's | 1,764 | 14,501 | 1,035 | 8,058 |
| St. Peter's | 1,608 | 14,328 | 1,575 | 12,516 |
| St. Saviour's | Included in till | St. Gabriel's 1864 | 984 | 9,174 |
| Totals | 10,437 | 87,771 | 10,566 | 89,677 |