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Shoreditch 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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II.—POPULATION, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
CENSUS.
The report upon the Census taken on 26th/27th April, 1931 which was issued during the year here considered, contains
much valuable information concerning the population of the Borough.
The following Tables are quoted as being of special interest in connection with this report: —

Table: I.—ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS IN THE BOROUGH AND IN EACH WARD.

I.—ACREAGE, POPULATION, PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS IN THE BOROUGH AND IN EACH WARD.

Acreage (Land & Inland Water)1921 PersonsTOTAL POPULATIONPRIVATE FAMILIES & DWELLINGS, 1931
1931Private FamiliesPopulation in Private FamiliesStructurally Separate Dwellings occupiedRooms OccupiedPersons per Room
PersonsMalesFemalesPersons per Acre
Columns a.b.c.d.e.f.gh.i.jk.l
SHOREDITCH658104,24897,04247,22749,815147.525,08494,52113,67865,3301.45
Wards—
Acton8612,14710,7135,2035,510124.63,02910,6631,5868,8981.20
Church10517,15316,4047,9408,464156.24,30116,1762,49110,2291.58
Haggerston6810,3819,8704,7325,138145.22,4279,7801,4616,7561.45
Hoxton7916,68615,8987,7468,152201.24,29215,7512,31310,3501.52
Kingsland7210,4849,5714,7134,858132.92,4359,4621,3416,8701.38
Moorfields714,3493,9291,9212,00855.31,0833,9068803,0931.26
Wenlock9616,28715,6897,7267,963163.43,91414,6431,6669,9021.48
Whitmore8116,76114,9687,2467,722184.83,60314,1401,9409,2321.53