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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following table shows the progressive decline which has taken place since 1861 in the number of inhabitants who reside within the City boundaries, and the progressive increase in the number of workers who are daily employed in the City:—
| 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 | - |
| 1911 | 19,657 | 364,061 |
For statistical purposes, in the following pages the "Registration" District is
referred to when speaking of the " City."
This consists of two sub-districts, together containing a population of 17,916
at the middle of 1913, calculated on the last Census Returns:—
St. Botolph 7,326
*St. Sepulchre and Allhallows 10,590
17,916
The Night population, therefore, of the City of London Registration District at the
middle of 1913, is taken at 17,916, and it is upon this figure that all vital statistics
in this Report have been calculated.
The Day Census taken in May, 1911, showed that the Day population was 364,061
persons, and also that 1,077,155 persons and 94,095 vehicles entered and left the
City on the day the count was made.
In 1903 it was ascertained that in the week ending 19th July no less than
347,463 vehicles passed to and from the four City bridges, viz.:—London, Southwark,
Blackfriars and Tower, equivalent to upwards of 18,000,000 vehicles per annum.
CENSUS 1911.
The completed tables of the Census 1911 are now available in respect of the City
and Metropolis; much of the information contained therein is of considerable value
and no apology need therefore be made for presenting it at the earliest opportunity
in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health. To the Sanitary Authority
it is of considerable importance that the dispersion of the population in the district for
which they are responsible should be accurately known.
To those engaged in Social work the information is also of value, and in the past,
I have found that these details issued in the Report of the Medical Officer of Health
have been much appreciated.
Enumeration Districts.
The following Table shows the population, males and females, in each of the
enumeration districts into which the City was divided for Census purposes—it also
sets out the number of tenements or dwellings, grouped as inhabited, uninhabited
and in course of erection.
* On the 1st April, 1901, the Middle Temple was transferred from the Strand Sub-District to St. Sepulchre and
Allhallows Sub-District.