HC Deb 27 October 1943 vol 393 c202W
Mr. Astor

asked the President of the Board of Education how many children aged 11 to 14 years were in London on any convenient date in 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 and 1943?

Mr. Butler

Precise figures are not available, but it is estimated that the numbers of children aged 11 to 14 years in the area of the London County Council were as follow:

June, 1939 … … 161,100
June, 1940 … … 68,800
June, 1941 … … 39,600
June, 1942 … … 74,400
June, 1943 … … 86,600