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City of Westminster 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The proportion of males and females in the population of the county is practically the same as at the 1901 census, but in Westminster the proportion of females to 100 males has increased from 115 to 118. The relative proportions in the several wards are shown below:—
| Males. | Females. | Proportion. | 1901. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Females. | |||
| 63.9 | |||||
The proportion of males is greater than in 1901 in Conduit, Great
Marlborough, Pall Mall, Regent, St. Anne and Strand Wards.
The increase in the population of females is most marked in
Grosvenor, Hamlet and Knightsbridge St. George and St. Margaret
Wards.
The population of Westminster, as estimated to the middle of 1912
is 157,693, of whom, according to the percentages given above, 72,223
were males and 85,470 females.
The number of inhabited houses has been reduced in the 10 years
from 18,366 to 17,540, reckoning a block of flats as one house. The
average number of persons per house was 9.14 (without institutions
the number is 8.5); in 1901 the average number was 9.96. In London
the numbers were 7.89 in 1911, 7.93 in 1901.