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• Total Population 1911 to 1961: Population fell from 279,804 in 1911 to 92,000 in 1961.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1911 to 1961: In 1911, only 3.44 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1961 10.5 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1911 to 1964: The highest rate recorded was 144.69 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1911, and the lowest was 17.85 in 1962.

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GREATER LONDON	Conurbation
LONDON	Administrative County	1900	1965	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 645.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Apr 1965	was abolished to create	TOWER HAMLETS LB	Area: 716 acres.	1971 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Intercensal changes of Boundary (between 23rd April, 1961, and 25th April, 1971)', for 'AC, LAA, CP, NT'.; The London Government Act, 1963

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ARBOUR LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
BANCROFT LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
HOLY TRINITY LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
LIMEHOUSE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
LIMEHOUSE LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
MALE END LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
MILE END NEW TOWN CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit		1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 306.
MILE END OLD TOWN CP/Vest/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1889	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 334.
NORTON FOLGATE CP/ExP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit		1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 336.
OLD ARTILLERY GROUND CP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit		1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 336.
RATCLIFFE CP/Hmlt	Parish-level Unit	1900	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 338.
RATCLIFFE LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
REDCOAT LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
SHADWELL ParLib/CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.
SHADWELL LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
SPITALFIELDS CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1889		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 344.
SPITALFIELDS LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST BOTOLPH WITHOUT ALDGATE ParPart/CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 307.
ST DUNSTANS LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
STEPNEY CP	Parish-level Unit	1927		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 308.
ST GEORGE IN THE EAST ParPart/Vest/CP	Parish-level Unit	1889	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 340.
ST KATHARINES LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
ST MARYS LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
TOWER HAMLETS LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.
TOWER OF LONDON CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 347.
WAPPING Hmlt/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1921	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 347.
WHITECHAPEL CP	Parish-level Unit	1900	1927	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 309.
WHITECHAPEL LG_Ward	Parish-level Unit			1961 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Acreage, Population, Private Households and Dwellings', for 'LAA, Wards, CP in RD, Con, NT'.