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PART I.
A. STATISTICS.
Population.
The Census, 1921.—A preliminary report has been issued by the
Registrar-General relating to the number and sex of the population of
England and Wales, and of the various administrative areas. The
figures are provisional and subject to confirmation in future reports,
which will contain other details.
For England and Wales, 18,082,220 males and 19,803,022 females
were enumerated, showing an intercensal rate of increase of 5.03 over
the 1911 population. This increase is only about half of that in the
preceding intercensal period and is accounted for by the lower birth-rate
prevailing during the years 1915-18 and by the deaths of non-civilians
estimated at 560,000 which occurred between 1914 and 1920 at the
various theatres of war.
The Administrative County of London shows a decrease of 38,436
persons, equal to 0.9 per cent. This is three times as great as happened
between 1901 and 1911. Up to 1901, there had been an increase at each
Census. The immediately surrounding areas conveniently designated the
Outer Ring which, with the Administrative County, comprise Greater
London, show an increase of population of 9.6 per cent., much less than
at any previous Census period, e.g., 1871, 50.7 per cent.; 1881, 50 per
cent.; 1891, 50.1 per cent.; 1901, 45.5 per cent.; 1911, 33.5 per cent.
Combining the two sets of figures, the population of Greater London
shows an increase of 3.1 per cent., which is only about 60 per cent. of the
rate of increase for the whole country. The rate of increase at 1911
Census was 10.2 per cent.
The figures for the City of Westminster are set out below, and I have
added the corresponding figures recorded at the two previous Censuses
of 1901 and 1911.
Similar figures are also given for the two Parliamentary Divisions as
now existing.