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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 1—
| Year | Mid-year estimate of 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 | 3,375,470 | 276,200 | 367,000 | 2,732,270 | ||||
| 1950 | 3,389,620 | 276,200 | 370,000 | 1,437,960 | 1,305,460 | |||
| 1951(c) | 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 |
| 1954 M. | 1,551,000 | 120,000 | 216,000 | 175,000 | 520,000 | 376,000 | 144,000 | 35.9 |
(a) The statistics given are based on the latest information available from the Registrar-General: instances have occurred
in the past in which figures have been subsequently corrected so that data for a previous year may differ from that
published in the Annual Report for that year.
(b) 1921-38—Total population.
1939-49—Resident civilian population.
1950-51—Home population, i.e., resident civilian population, members of the Merchant Navy at home and overseas
and members of the Armed Forces stationed in the area.
1952- —Home population, i.e., resident civilian population, plus any British, Commonwealth or Allied Armed
Forces stationed in the area.
(c) From 1951 onwards the figures have been corrected to the nearest thousand.
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