LONDON’S POPULATION

Otago Witness, Issue 3590, 2 January 1923, Page 25

LONDON’S POPULATION

FACTS FROM THE CENSUS. Structurally separate dwellings vacant—--18.969.” Thie ia the tit-bit of the Census Blue Book for the City of London, issued recently. All these vacant dwellings were discovered in London during last year’s census. The Blue Book is packed with figures and facta. Readers will learn: That London ia les3 crowded than it used to be. That the average amount of accommodation per person has increased during the last 10 years. That the average age of Londoners has increased by two years in the last 10 years. That tlie average size of a private family in London has decreased from 4.15 to 3.79 since 1911. That fewer persons are living two to a room. That women in London outnumber men by 341,365. That husbands are generally from two to three years older than their wives. The population of the County' of London on June 19, 1921, was found to be 4.484,525, and that of Greater London 7,480,201. The inner districts lost population and the outer ring gained. London proper is less populous than it was 10 years ago, while Greater London is greater than ever it was.