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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Population as Ascertained in 1901, 1911 and 1921. City of Westminster.
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Decrease. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| 1901 | 84,963 | 98,048 | 183,011 | _ | _ | _ |
| 1911 | 73,449 | 86,812 | 160,261 | 11,514 | 11,236 | 22,750 |
| 1921 | 61,283 | 80,034 | 141,317 | 12,166 | 6,778 | 18,944 |
| Total decrease, 1901-1921 | . 23,680 | 18,014 | 41,694 | |||
St. George's Division.
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Decease. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| 1901 | 35,720 | 49,386 | 85,106 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | 32,152 | 45,646 | 77,798 | 3,568 | 3,740 | 7,308 |
| 1921 | 28,787 | 44,929 | 73,716 | 3,365 | 717 | 4,082 |
| Total decrease, 1901-1921 | 6,933 | 4,457 | 11,390 | |||
Abbey Division.
| Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Decrease. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||
| 1901 | 49,243 | 48,662 | 97,905 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | 41,297 | 41,166 | 82,463 | 7,946 | 7,496 | 15,442 |
| 1921 | 32,496 | 35,105 | 67,601 | 8,801 | 6,061 | 14,862 |
| Total decrease, 1901-1921 | 16,747 | 13,557 | 30,304 | |||
The population of the City, which declined by 22,750 between 1901
and 1911, shows a further reduction this year of 18,944, the decrease
being at the rate of 12.4 per cent. during 1901-1911 and 11.8 during
1911-1921.
The population is somewhat higher than the Registrar-General had
provisionally estimated, viz., 137,709 for 1920. This will cause a reduction
in the birth and death rates as given in the last Annual Report.
The task of making estimates for intercensal years was necessarily