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Stepney is also one of the most important wholesaling
districts in Greater London, The third and final volume of
the 1950 Census of Distribution, published at the beginning
of the year, reports that the wholesale trade in the Borough
amounted to £258 million per annum, of which £27 million was
in respect of fruit and vegetables.
Population.
The Registrar-General's mid-year estimate for 1954 is
97,900. The census taken in 1951 showed the population to
be 98,581.
The density of population is now 55.43 persons per
acre.
The population of the Administrative County of London
continued to decline, falling from 3j3435000 in 1953 to
3,322,000 in 1954, a decrease of 21,000. This decline is
reflected to a certain extent in the increase in population
of those out-county areas which contain London County
Council Housing Estates such as Romford, Elstree and
Reigate.
Open Spaces.
There is in the Borough approximately half an acre of
parks and open spaces per 1,000 population.
Births.
The total number of live births registered in the
Borough during the year was 3,502, and of this number 1,827
belonged to other areas. In addition, 176 births belonging
to Stepney occurred outside the Borough, making a total of
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