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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Year | Mid-year (b) estimate of population by the Registrar General, by age groups | Average age (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0–4 | 5–14 | 15–24 | 25–44 | 45–64 | <55+ | ||
| 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 |
| 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 | 3,295,000 | 230,000 | 421,000 | 391,000 | 1,037,000 | 829,000 | 387,000 | 37.5 |
| 1956 | 3,273,000 | 229,000 | 427,000 | 384,000 | 1,018,000 | 829,000 | 386,000 | 37.5 |
| 1957 M. | 1,522,000 | 118,000 | 216,000 | 175,000 | 481,000 | 386,000 | 146,000 | 36.1 |
| F. | ||||||||
(a) 1901-38—Total population.
1948-49—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.
(b) Population at census dates 1901, 1911 and 1921.
There was a net loss of 19,000 in the population from the previous year's figure,
mostly in the 25–14 years age group (—44,000) with increases at age 45 and over
(+27,000) and a small increase of 1,000 in the child population under five—London's
population is an ageing one as reflected by the average age (end column). There was
an estimated net gain of 470 population following a boundary adjustment between
London and Surrey Administrative Counties, under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1956, which became effective 1 April, 1957.
* 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.
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