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POPULATION (a.)
1861.
1871.
1881.
1891.
St. Saviour 19,101
15,677
14,999
13,913
Christchurch 17,069
14,573
13,663
13,264
Totals 36,170
30,250
28,662
27,177
The number of Inhabited Houses is also shown in the
Census Returns as under:—
INHABITED HOUSES.
1861.
1871.
1881.
1891.
St. Saviour 2,580
2,142
2,046
1,417
Christchurch 1,891
1,584
1,419
1,316
Totals 4,471
3,726
3,465
2,733
The following table shows the Rateable Value of the District
for the past three years, as given in the Valuation Returns for the
Metropolis:—
(a.) This decrease of population is attributed in the Census Returns to the
demolition of houses for the construction of railways, the formation of new
streets, and the erection of business premises; the diminution in the number of
inhabited houses is due to the same causes, and to the erection of blocks of
artizans' dwellings in lieu of the smaller description of houses, each block being
counted as one house. Since the Census of 1891, the population of the District
has. in consequence of the operation of the Public Health Act of 1891 been
further reduced, and, in April, 1894, it was estimated by the Registrar
General as under:
St. Saviour 11,577
Christchurch 13,032
Total 24,609