London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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POPULATION
(A) The following table shows the estimated mid-year population
figure for the last 10 years.
1952 39,990
1953 39,940
1954 39,160
1955 39,070
1956 38,790
1957 38,590
1958 38,800
1959 38,590
1960 38,630
1961 35,990
(B) CENSUS FIGURES
1901 34,375
1911 37,975
1921 39,514
1931 39,825
1951 40,172
(C) 1951 Census.
At the Census 96.5% of the population lived in dwellings
occupied by private households; the remaining 3.5% lived in hotels,
educational establishments, hospitals, defence establishments and
the like. For every 1,000 males there were 1,158 females, 38.8% of
the population were single, 52.1% married and 9.1% widowed or
divorced.
(D) PERCENTAGE AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION
7.6% aged 0-4 years
11.25 „ 5 - 14 „
42.6% „ 15 - 44 „
25.5% „ 45 - 64 „
13.l% „ 65 and over