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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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AREA.
The City of London Registration District comprises an area of 675.2 acres
(excluding tidal water and foreshore), or 1.051 square miles, equal to a square of
1.0252 miles to a side.
The area of "Registration London" is 74,817 acres (excluding tidal water and
foreshore), or 116.9 square miles, equal to a square of 10.81 miles to a side.
DENSITY (1913).
City of London, Registration District, at night 26.5 persons to an acre.
„ „ „ „ during the day *544*6 „ „
Registration London, at night 60.4 „
ANNUAL RATEABLE VALUE.
The rateable value of property within the administrative county of London was
£39,270,777 on 6th April, 1913—whilst on the same date the corresponding
rateable value of property in the City of London was £5,759,323, or nearly one-seventh
of the whole County.
POPULATION.
The undermentioned figures are abstracted from the report of the Registrar-General on the Census of England and Wales, 1911 (County of London).
| Area. Statute Acres. | Inhabited Houses. | Population.. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1911. | 1901. | 1911. | ||
| City of London | 672.7 | 3,865 | 2,784 | 26,923 | 19,657 |
These figures represent the population on the night of the 1st April, 1901, and
3rd April, 1911.
For Registration, Parliamentary and Municipal purposes the boundaries of the
City are co-terminous.
* This figure refers only to persons " actively engaged in the City during the daytime," and is based upon
a Census taken in May, 1911.