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St Pancras 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Section II.-POPULATION, MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
POPULATION.
The total population of the Borough at the Census of 1931 was 198,133.
The Census figure of 198,133 represents a decrease in the population of the Borough
of 6.3 per cent, since the Census of 1921, at which date the figure was 211,366.
The mid-year (1937) population of the Borough is estimated by the Registrar-General
to be 181,900, the corresponding estimate for the previous year (1936) being 183,900.
The following figures shew the estimated number of persons in each of the Wards in the Borough :—
| Administrative Area of St. Paneras Metropolitan Borough. | Census, 1931. | Total (Estimated) 1937. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | ||
| Ward — | ||||
| No. 1 | 15,867 | 20,005 | 35,872 | 32,936 |
| No. 2 | 9,621 | 10,054 | 19,675 | 18,069 |
| No. 3 | 15,615 | 17,543 | 33,158 | 30,443 |
| No. 4 | 11,965 | 11,990 | 23,955 | 21,994 |
| No. 5 | 13,737 | 15,004 | 28,741 | 26,384 |
| No. 6 | 8,861 | 9,139 | 18,000 | 16,521 |
| No 7 | 6,155 | 6,867 | 13,022 | 11,933 |
| No. 8 | 12,562 | 13,148 | 25,710 | 23,620 |
| Total | 94,383 | 103,750 | 198,133 | 181,900 |
MARRIAGES.
The following table shews the number of marriages for 1937, and for each of the preceding four years :—
| Year. | Estimated Population. | Number of Marriages. | Marriages per 1,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 190,900 | 1,801 | 9.4 |
| 1934 | 187,540 | 1,797 | 9.6 |
| 1935 | 185,300 | 2,036 | 10.9 |
| 1936 | 183,900 | 2,032 | 11.0 |
| 1937 | 181,900 | 2,000 | 10.9 |
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered during the year belonging to St. Paneras was 2,364,
equal to an annual birth rate of 13-0 per 1000 of population.
The rate for the previous year was also 13.0, and the rate for 1935 was 13.3.
The actual number of births registered as having taken place in the Borough during
the year was 3,796. This figure is corrected by deducting the births of non-residents (1,902),
which occurred chiefly in various hospitals and other institutions in the Borough, and by
adding the births belonging to St. Paneras (470) which occurred outside the Borough. The
corrected figure is 2,364.