London, Apr. 26.
To-day is census day, by midnight to-night practically every inhabit-lant of the British Isles, including the crews of vessels in British waters, inmates of prisons and hospitals, and even homeless tramps sleeping out of doors, will have been accounted for in the decent Between 13. and 14 millions of forms have been distributed to Jnouses, hotels, clubs etc. 'The King jand Queen will be enumerated on pecial form prepared for uso at Windsor Castle, To-night Police, armed with forms, will enumerate the homeless whom' they, find in the streets at Tt is estimated that the final figures, which will not be available {for some months, will be in tt Ineighbourhood of 40,000,000, an. me lerease of over two' millions since the 1921 census.
Apr, 27.
There were strange scenes in the London. streets early yesterday morning when the police, armed with census forms, made a great Tound.up of the homeless in order that they might be included in the nation's decennial "rolleal "The "down and cute" sleeping on the benches on the Thames Embankment and in the Salvation Army shelters all filled up the forms, Particulars were even tatou in two London chovehes which nightly give shelter to. scores of destitutes.
'At least 'One murderer awaiting Jexecution is included in the nation's count. A, baby girl born, in Queen [Charlotte's hospital just before mic: night got_into. the' census
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