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The Population of London. (1901)

September 1, 1901; Section: MAGAZINE SUPPLEMENT, Page SM22

138891The Population of London.1901

The population of London, according to the authoritative and careful calculations of Mr. Welton, published in the December (1900) issue of the Royal Statistical Society's Journal amounted to only 1,060,000 in 1801. This figure had doubled itself by 1841; in 1891 the total reached 5,442,000, and by 1901 was probably 6,250,000. The area included, it should be said, is not precisely that of the census returns, so that the figures, differ considerably from them. But practically we may say that in the lapse of a century the inhabitants of London multiplied sixfold. This enormous population, greater than that of many European States of the second class, is compressed within a space of about 130,000 acres, or, say, 200 square miles.

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