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Willesden 1910

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]

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POPULATION.

Table: The population of Willesden, estimated to Midsummer 1910, is 153,253. Since 1901, the year of the census, the population, estimated to Midsummer each year, has been as follows:—

The population of Willesden, estimated to Midsummer 1910, is 153,253. Since 1901, the year of the census, the population, estimated to Midsummer each year, has been as follows:—

Year.Estim. Pop.Estimated annual increment of Population.Excess of Births over Deaths.
1901116,089—2,141
1902122,2116,1222,120
1903129,3157,1042,477
1904131,5395,2242,776
1905140,7586,2192,457
1906142,8712,1132,600
1907146,1073,2362,543
1908149,0352,9282,472
1909150,1451,1102,494
1910153,2533,1082,417

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The population of Willesden from 1851, according to the Census
returns, has been as follows:—
1851 2,900
1861 3,879
1871 15,869
1881 27,453
1891 61,265
1901 114,811
It will be seen from the table above that the increase in population
is the greatest since 1907, while the excess of births over deaths is the
least since 1902.
These facts arc the more remarkable in that the nett number of
deaths for the year is the lowest since 1898.