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Volume II, which is not quite so large, contains revised figures with
reference to population in Poor-Law Registration Areas.
The population of England and Wales on Sunday, April 2nd, 1911,
is now returned as 36,070,492.
The population of London County (4,521,685) had decreased 0.3 per
cent. during the past ten years, whilst the population of the suburbs or
"Outer Ring" had increased 33.5 per cent. " Greater London" consists
of the Administrative County of London, plus the "Outer Ring"
(2,729,673). This area corresponds with the City of London and
Metropolitan Police Districts, and is dealt with as a definite area in the
Registrar General's returns. Its census population was found to be
7,251,358.
Census, 1911. In February, the Registrar General sent to
Local Authorities a circular letter, dated January 31st, stating that
"The Registrar General may, if, and at such time as he thinks fit, at
the request and cost of any Local Authority, or any person, cause
abstracts to be prepared containing statistical information which can
be derived from the Census returns, but is not supplied by the Census
report, and which, in his opinion, the Authority, or person, may reasonably
require." To this our reply, in March, was that, "As our Council
will be unaware until the official report of the Census is published what
details will' be absent therefrom, they are not prepared at present to say
whether they require any further information or not."
VITAL STATISTICS.
Edmonton, since the census of April, 1911, has been promoted to the
first class, i.e., in the weekly returns of the Registrar General Edmonton
appears a,s one of the 95 largest towns in England and Wales, and
therefore enjoys the privilege of having her vital statistics published with
the other 94 towns every week.
The 95 towns in the first class are towns whose population at the
Census of 1911 was found to be over 50,000 persons. Carlisle will join
this Class I of 96 towns for 1913, as the suburbs have been incorporated
in the old town.
In the 95 largest English towns the lowest death rates for the week
ending March 4th, were Edmonton and Southend, 6.2 per thousand
living, compared with the highest—Oldham, 25.2 per thousand living.
The lowest death rates for the week ending 11th March were Edmonton
and Southend, 3.7 per thousand living, compared with the highest—
Dewsbury, 25.3 per thousand living. For the week ending March 11th,
only one death, that of an infant in Bush Hill Park, was registered