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City of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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ANNUAL RATEABLE VALUE.
The rateable value of property within the administrative county of London (excluding
the City) was £39,543,612 on 6th April, 1914—whilst on the same date the corresponding
rateable value of property in the City of London was £5,798,001, or about
one-eighth 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 Homes. | 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.
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 | 301,584 |
| 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 17,129
at the middle of 1914, calculated on the last Census Returns:—
St. Botolph 7,067
*St. Sepulchre and Allhallows 10,062
17,129
The Night population, therefore, of the City of London Registration District at the
middle of 1914, is taken at 17,129, and it is upon this Bgure 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.
* On the 1st April, 1901, the Middle Temple was transferred from the Strand Sub-District to St. Sepulchre and
Allhallows Sub-District.