HC Deb 16 October 1952 vol 505 c374
27. Sir H. Williams

asked the Minister of Health why the county borough of Croydon, which is the fourteenth largest county borough in England and Wales, was included in the smaller areas on pages 155–56 of the Census 1951 Great Britain, 1 per cent. sample table.

Mr. Iain Macleod

For the purpose of the Census 1951 Great Britain 1 per cent. sample table all county boroughs with populations of under 250,000 are included in the smaller areas. The 1951 census population of Croydon is 249,592.