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City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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ANNUAL RATEABLE VALUE.
The assessed rateable value of property within the administrative county of
London was £41,657,244 on 6th April, 1905—whilst on the same date the
corresponding rateable value of property in the City of London, including
Temples, was £5,107,182, or nearly one-eighth of the whole County.
POPULATION.
The undermentioned figures are abstracted from the Registrar-General's
Report, dated 30th December, 1901, on the Census of England and Wales,
1901 (County of London).
TABLE A.
| Area. Statute Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | ||
| City of London | 672.7 | 5,340 | 3,865 | 37,702 | 26,923 |
For Registration, Parliamentary and Municipal purposes the boundaries
of the City are co-terminous.
These figures represent the population on the night of the 1st April, 1891
and 1901, exclusive of sub-district of Glasshouse Yard (see note on next
page).
A Day Census—the number of persons actively engaged in the City during
the daytime—has been taken on three occasions, viz., in 1866, 1881, and
1891. It is a matter for regret that no Day enumeration was made in the
City during the last Imperial Census year.
TABLE B. CENSUS RETURNS.
| Year. | Imperial Census. Night Population. | City Census. Day Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 112,063 | – | ||
| 1866 | – | 170,133 | ||
| 1871 | 75,983 | — | ||
| 1881 | 51,405 | 261,061 | ||
| 1891 | 37,705 | 301,384 | ||
| 1901 | 26,923 | — | ||