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Chelsea 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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CENSUS - 1951
It should be noted that the Registrar-General has estimated the mid-1951 population of Chelsea to be 52,430, and this figure has been used in the annual report for statistical purposes.
| District | Area (Acres) | Population | Population: Increase or Decrease Since 1931 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Males | Females | |||
| LONDON Administrative County | 74,850 | 3,348,336 | 1,568,360 | 1,779,976 | - 1,048,667 |
| Metropolitan Boroughs: | 74,173 | 3,343,068 | 1,565,769 | 1,777,299 | - 1,042,936 |
| BATTERSEA | 2,163 | 117,130 | 54,885 | 62,245 | - 42,422 |
| BERMONDSEY | 1,503 | 60,661 | 29,907 | 30,754 | - 50,881 |
| BETHNAL GREEN | 760 | 58,374 | 27,643 | 30,731 | - 49,820 |
| CAMBERWEL | 4,480 | 179,729 | 84,749 | 94,980 | - 71,565 |
| CHELSEA | 660 | 50,912 | 21,192 | 29,720 | - 8,119 |
| DEPTFORD | 1,564 | 75,694. | 36,774 | 38,920 | - 31,197 |
| FINSBURY | 587 | 35,347 | 16,938 | 18,409 | - 34,541 |
| FULHAM | 1,706 | 122,047 | 56,717 | 65,330 | - 28,881 |
| GREENWICH | 3,858 | 91,492 | 45,477 | 46,015 | - 9,432 |
| HACKNEY | 3,287 | 171,337 | 80,902 | 90,435 | - 43,996 |
| HAMMERSMITH | 2,287 | 119,317 | 57,234. | 62,083 | - 16,206 |
| HAMPSTEAD | 2,265 | 95,073 | 39,766 | 55,307 | + 6,126 |
| HOLBORN | 406 | 24,806 | 11,264 | 13,542 | - 14,054 |
| ISLINGTON | 3,092 | | 235,64.5 | 111,301 | 124,34 | - 86,150 |
| KENSINGTON | 2,290 | 168,054 | 72,127 | 95,927 | - 12,623 |
| LAMBETH | 4,083 | 230,105 | 109,724 | 120,381 | - 66,042 |
| LEWISHAM | 7,015 | 227,551 | 106,919 | 120,632 | + 7,598 |
| PADDINGTON | 1,357 | 125,281 | 57,258 | 68,023 | - 19,642 |
| POPLAR | 2,331 | 73,544 | 36,201 | 37,343 | - 81,545 |
| ST. MARYLEBONE | 1,473 | 75,764 | 31,663 | 44,101 | - 21,863 |
| ST. PANCRAS | 138,364 | 66,191 | 72,173 | - 59,769 | |
| SHOREDITCH | 658 | 44,885 | 21,671 | 23,214 | - 52,157 |
| SOUTHWARK | 1,132 | 97,191 | 47,419 | 49,772 | - 74,504 |
| STEPNEY | 1,766 | 98,581 | 48,610 | 49,971 | - 126,657 |
| STOKE NEWINGTON | 864 | 49,137 | 23,423 | 25,714 | - 2,071 |
| WANDSWORTH | 9,107 | 330,328 | 151,423 | 178,905 | - 22,782 |
| WESTMINSTER | 2,503 | 98,895 | 46,061 | 52,834 | - 30,684 |
| WOOLWICH | 8,282 | 147,824 | 72,330 | 75,494 | + 943 |
| CITY OF LONDON (County Corporate) | 677 | 5,268 | 2,591 | 2,677 | -5,731 |