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Southwark 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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and the 681 "inward" transfers are added to the 2,846 births actually
registered in the Borough, the net amount of births belonging to Southwark
for the year is found to be 3,236. This gives a corrected birth-rate of
18.1.
The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each Census since 1841, and also the estimated population for 1922, 1923,1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929 are as follows:—
| Newington. | St. George's. | St. Saviour s and Christchurch. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1841 | 54,693 | - | - |
| 1851 | 64,816 | 51,824 | 35,731 |
| 1861 | 82,157 | 55,510 | 36,169 |
| 1871 | 88,691 | 56,083 | 31,294 |
| 1881 | 107,831 | 58,652 | 31,628 |
| 1891 | 115,663 | 59,740 | 27,116 |
| 1901 | 121,863 | 60,998 | 23,319 |
| 1911 | 116,819 | 55,782 | 19,316 |
| 1921 | 114,987 | 52,114 | 17,303 |
| 1922 | 116,683 | 52,996 | 17,541 |
| 1923 | 117,200 | 52,690 | 17,574 |
| 1924 | 117,500 | 52,610 | 17,604 |
| 1925 | 118,300 | 52,980 | 17,720 |
| 1926 | 118,120 | 52,760 | 17,720 |
| 1927 | 115,500 | 51,650 | 17,100 |
| 1928 | 113,850 | 50,730 | 16,720 |
| 1929 | 112,350 | 49,900 | 16,250 |