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appear to average about 8. The number of persons
to the statute acre of surface 75.6 ; this, however,
includes one-fifth of the land which is yet not
built upon. The whole superficial area of this
Parish is 1280 acres, including that portion of
Kensington Gardens, and of the open fields in the
North-West of the Parish, estimated at 256 acres,
where there are few houses. This, if deducted,
would leave 1024 for the statute area of surface
occupied by buildings, showing a population of
94.5 persons to the acre. The density is therefore
equal to that of Liverpool, Glasgow, and Manchester
—97.9; 94.8; 78.6, respectively, being the highest
density of population in 20 of the largest towns of
the kingdom.
The four Wards were numerated as to population
in January 1872:—
Population.
Inhabited
Houses.
Persons in
each House.
No. 1
. 21,793
2794
7.8
No. 2
. 41,029
4438
9.2
No. 3
. 18,469
2478
7.4
No. 4
. 15,522
2137
7.2
96,813
11,874
8.1
The 1, 2 & 3 Wards have therefore increased
22.210 in 10 years. The chief increase of population
has been in Ward 2—341 houses, 14,775
inhabitants ; in No. 1 and No. 3, 4673 and 2762
respectively ; while No. 4 has absolutely a less
population by 1,181.
There are, however, parts of the Parish which,