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Ealing 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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Population.
the increase of the population, whatever the increase
may be, and the average number of persons per bouse
is certainly higher on account of the dearth of houses
and consequent overcrowding. The census of 1921
will enable us to correct our views regarding the increase
in the. number of inhabitants of the district.
The population at the Census of 1911 was 61,222, and was distributed in the wards as follows :
| Ward. | Families or separate occupiers | Population. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | ||
| No. 1 or Drayton | 1755 | 3475 | 4146 | 7621 |
| No. 2 or Castlebar | 2130 | 3324 | 6192 | 9516 |
| No. 3 or Mount Park | 1572 | 2549 | 5164 | 7713 |
| No. 4 or Lammas | 3315 | 6965 | 7663 | 14628 |
| No. 5 or Manor | 2882 | 5334 | 7106 | 12440 |
| No. 6 or Grange | 2122 | 3791 | 5513 | 9304 |
| Total | 13776 | 25438 | 35784 | 61222 |
During the year the natural increase in the population,
which is the difference between the number of births
and deaths, was 216.
The following census figures indicate the increase in
the population of Ealing during successive decades :
Census, 1881 15,764
Census, 1891 23,965
Census, 1901 33,040
Census, 1911 61,222
Estimated population, 1919 76,265
As the area of the Borough extends to 2,947 acres
the density of population, or persons per acre, is 25.9.