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The size (area) of the block for each age group represents the proportion of the total population in that group.
the pyramid the loss of shape below 25 years of age is most marked—a reflection of the
low birth rates in the nineteen-thirties. Here London is even more deficient than the
country as a whole, especially in children of compulsory school age. These deficiencies
are even more noticeable in the face of the proportionate surplus in London of persons
in the age group 25-34 years and to a lesser extent 35-44 years—the imbalance presumably
arises from the attractions of London as a place of employment for the aspiring
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