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the enumerated and of the estimated population is
much greater, more particularly that of St. John's.
1891.
Paddington.
St. Mary's.
St. John's.
Enumerated Population
117,838
84,156
33,682
Estimated do.
118,736
82,091
36,645
898
2,065
2,963
I venture to express the opinion that my estimate
of the Parish as a whole, and of its two Sub-districts,
more nearly represents the actual population of
Paddington than do the figures of the RegistrarGeneral.
It is to be borne in mind that the Census
was taken on Sunday, the 5th day of April, one week
after the Bank Holiday, that such of the parishioners
as are in the habit of going out of town from Saturday
to Monday would not be included in the enumeration,
nor would the much larger number of those who
prolonged their holidays beyond the 5th April. These
remarks apply to the Parish as a whole and to its two
Sub-districts, more particularly to that of St. John's,
in which the more leisured and wealthier parishioners
usually reside. The Superintendent Registrar of the
Parish assures me that, in a large number of the
houses in the South part of the Parish, at the time
the Census was taken, there were only the servants in
occupation, the families being out of town.
In 1871, the enumerated population of St. John's
Sub-district was 38,085; in 1881 it was 37,330,
showing a decrease of 755; and in 1891 it is returned
as 33,682, showing a further decrease of 3,648 since
1881.