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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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APPENDIX C
STATISTICS (a)
Table 1—
| Year | Mid-year (c) estimate of population by the Registrar-General by age groups | Average age (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0-4 | 5-14 | 15-24 | 25-44 | 45-64 | 65+ | ||
| 1901 | 4,536,500 | 495,600 | 862,300 | 919,700 | 1,400,200 | 673,200 | 185,500 | 27.7 |
| 1911 | 4,521,700 | 467,400 | 835,600 | 834,500 | 1,423,100 | 740,100 | 221,000 | 28.9 |
| 1921 | 4,484,500 | 376,100 | 809,200 | 796,600 | 1,365,500 | 877,100 | 260,000 | 30.8 |
| 1931 | 4,374,300 | 297,700 | 646,700 | 827,940 | 1,330,200 | 951,000 | 320,760 | 33.4 |
| 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 | 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 | 3,322,000 | 234,000 | 425,000 | 394,000 | 1,056,000 | 827,000 | 386,000 | 37.4 |
| 1955 M. | 1,540,000 | 118,000 | 214,000 | 175,000 | 512,000 | 378,000 | 143,000 | 36.0 |
| 3,295,000 | 230,000 | 421,000 | 391,000 | 1,037,000 | 829,000 | 387,000 | 37.5 | |
(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 Jrom that
published in the Annual Report for that year,
b) 1901-39—Total population.
1940—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) Population at census date 1901, 1911 and 1921.
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