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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
Census, 1921 67,755
The area of the Borough is 2,946 acres, and the density of
population, or number of persons per acre, is therefore 23.0. The
most densely populated Ward is the Lammas with a density of
53.9 persons per acre, the Manor coming next with 43.0, and the
Mount Park Ward the least populated with 9.4 persons per acre.
For 1923 the population is estimated at 68,120. The natural
increase of population, which is the yearly excess of births over
deaths, is 335.
The Birth-Rate shows a decrease over the previous years,
being 15.6 compared with 16.2 for 1922, 16.9 for 1921, and 17.8
for 1920, and is in marked contrast to the pre-war years 1910
to 1914, as seen in Table II. The rate for Ealing is low compared
with those for England and Wales and for London, which are
respectively 19.7 and 20.2.
The Death-Rate is slightly less than in the previous year,
10.6 compared with 11.0 for 1922. This rate compares very favourably
with that for England and Wales, which is 11.6, and that for
London, which is 11.2 per 1,000 of population.
As regards Infant Death-Rate a slight increase over the previous
year is to be recorded, being 58 compared with 52 in the previous
year, but the rate compares very well with those for England and
Wales, for the great towns, and for London, which are respectively
69, 72, and 60 per 1,000 births. In Table II. comparison is made
with the infant death-rates for the last fourteen years.