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an inspection of the enumeration books having
been placed at my command for these researches,
by Capt. Clode, the Secretary of the Census Office,
the application being made at the request of the
Sanitary and Public Health Committee.
Desiderata in the Decennial Census.
It is much to be regretted that returns of the
decennial census when published will not give
more precise information of streets, or groups of
streets, or certain well-defined districts of large towns
throughout the kingdom ; a correct official return
as to the density of population, the housing of
people in certain streets, their ages, and occupations,
are all very essential data for every local
officer of health, enabling him for the efficient
discharge of his duties to compare the prevalence
of disease and death in different places, and under
varied social conditions. I have endeavoured to
supply this desideratum, by ascertaining the population
of all the streets and places in this Parish for
future reference; and I have studied the composition
of certain streets in particular, where the
information is likely to be utilized for future
sanitary work.
The census returns in the present form apply
only to registration districts, sub-districts, or
ecclesiastical districts, and where a Parish like
Paddington is large, but still forming only a part
of another district, viz.: Kensington, the information
is too vague and must be in a separate form
for special use.