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City of Westminster 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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individually the above figures are used, but for the City as a whole
177,321 is taken.
There are estimated to be 82,278 males and 95,043 females in the
City.
For the purpose of the Equalisation of Rates Act, the RegistrarGeneral
has to estimate the population of the City in another way.
This he does by calculating the number of persons per inhabited house
at the time of the census, and applying such to the number of houses
found on the rate books in May of each year.
The City Comptroller has been good enough to supply me with a copy of the figures sent to the Local Government Board in 1902, 1903, and 1904, and I append them so that comparisons may be made:—
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Houses as defined in Local Government Board Schedule. | Number of Houses comprising two or more Rateable Properties. | Number of Separate Occupations included in Col. 2. | Actual Number of Rated Occupiers. | Estimated Population by Registrar-General. | Estimated Population by Medical Officer of Health. | |
| 1902. | ||||||
| St. George Hanover Square | 9,838 | 56 | 2,236 | 12,018 | 75,923 | 76,424 |
| St Margaret and St. John | 5,638 | 54 | 3,974 | 9,558 | 50,690 | 52,791 |
| St. James | 2,882 | 7 | 84 | 2,959 | 21,294 | 21,060 |
| St. Anne | 1,135 | 45 | 827 | 1,917 | 11,168 | 11,414 |
| St. Martin and Strand | 2,708 | 69 | 1,805 | 4,444 | 19,459 | 20,200 |
| The City | 22,201 | 231 | 8,926 | 30,896 | 178,489 | 181,889 |
| 1903. | ||||||
| St. George Hanover Square | 9,848 | 56 | 2,253 | 12,045 | 76,000 | 75,715 |
| St. Margaret and St. John | 5,474 | 59 | 4,347 | 9,762 | 49,213 | 52,284 |
| St. James | 2,854 | 9 | 202 | 3,047 | 21,042 | 20,094 |
| St. Anne | 1,135 | 45 | 827 | 1,917 | 11,168 | 11,304 |
| St. Martin and Strand | 2,523 | 69 | 1,833 | 4,287 | 18,282 | 19,827 |
| The City | 21,834 | 238 | 9,462 | 31,05S | 175,705 | 179,224 |
| 1904 | ||||||
| St. George Hanover Square | 9,822 | 59 | 2,318 | 12,081 | 75,799 | 75,440 |
| St. Margaret and St. John | 5,420 | 60 | 4.545 | 9,905 | 48,727 | 51,960 |
| St. James | 2,822 | 9 | 219 | 3,032 | 20,806 | 19,730 |
| St. Anne | 1,128 | 45 | 829 | 1,912 | 11,099 | 11,250 |
| St. Martin and Strand | 2,460 | 64 | ] ,835 | 4,131 | 17,840 | 19,560 |
| The City | 21,652 | 237 | 9,746 | 31,061 | 174,271 | 177,940 |