London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
London County Council 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX A STATISTICS
Table 1—
| Year | Mid-year estimate of home population by the Registrar General | Average age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | ||
| 1921 | 4,484,500 | 376,100 | 809,200 | 796,600 | 1,365,500 | 877,100 | 260,000 | 31.2 |
| 1926 | 4,605,400 | 404,800 | 746,900 | 826,300 | 1,380,400 | 961,300 | 285,700 | 31.9 |
| 1931 | 4,374,300 | 297,700 | 646,700 | 827,940 | 1,330,200 | 951,000 | 320,760 | 33.4 |
| 1936 | 4,141,100 | 254,400 | 576,600 | 729,500 | 1,306,100 | 935,700 | 338,800 | 34.5 |
| 1937 | 4,094,500 | 249,300 | 555,000 | 721,800 | 1,296,800 | 930,000 | 341,600 | 34.7 |
| 1938 | 4,062,800 | 249,300 | 538,600 | 709,700 | 1,291,200 | 927,300 | 346,700 | 34.8 |
| 1939 | 4,013,000 | 211,900 | 457,500 | 3,343,600 | ||||
| 1940 | 3,084,100 | 141,300 | 232,500 | 2,710,300 | ||||
| 1941 | 2,320,100 | 79,200 | 142,100 | 2,098,800 | ||||
| 1942 | 2,405,000 | 137,700 | 324,500 | 2,032,800 | ||||
| 1943 | 2,500,600 | 179,500 | 282,000 | 2,039,100 | ||||
| 1944 | 2,462,500 | 172,000 | 302,300 | 1,988,200 | ||||
| 1945 | 2,601,370 | 189,720 | 311,440 | 2,100,210 | ||||
| 1946 | 3,109,240 | 227,470 | 353,050 | 2,528,720 | ||||
| 1947 | 3,245,000 | 259,000 | 364,600 | 2,621,400 | ||||
| 1948 | 3,339,100 | 269,900 | 359,500 | 2,709,700 | ||||
| 1949 | 3,389,850 | 276,200 | 367,000 | 2,746,650 | ||||
| 1950 | 3,389,620 | 276,200 | 370,000 | 1,437,960 | 1,305,460 | |||
| 1951 | 3,358,000 | 274,000 | 381,000 | 419,000 | 1,101,000 | 812,000 | 371,000 | 36.9 |
| 1952 | 3,363,000 | 256,000 | 400,000 | 416,000 | 1,091,000 | 822,000 | 378,000 | 37.1 |
| 1953 | 3,343,000 | 244,000 | 413,000 | 410,000 | 1,072,000 | 826,000 | 378,000 | 37.2 |
*Civilian population only from 1940 to 1948.