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POPULATION.
The estimated population as supplied by the Registrar-General
for mid-year, 1933, is 164,700, and the various rates in my Report
have been calculated on this figure. It will be seen by the Table
hereunder that the population of the Borough is steadily decreasing.
The diminution in the number of inhabitants has not been uniform
throughout the Borough.
The northern end or riverside districts have suffered most in
comparison, which is accounted for by the fact that this portion of the
Borough is becoming more commercialised each year.
The population of the several divisions of the Borough at each
Census since 1851, and also the estimated population for 1922, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932 and 1933 are as follows :—
Newington.
St. George's.
St. Saviour's and
Christchurch.
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
1930
112,350
49,900
16,250
1931
107,692
48,552
15,451
1932
105,873
47,836
15,191
1933
103,240
46,646
14,814