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Ever since a young carpenter put his mysteriously pregnant wife on the back of a donkey and headed off to Bethlehem, a regular and accurate census has been regarded as a vital administrative tool.
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But when the Office of National Statistics unveiled the results of its 2001 survey, it proved that miracles can still happen.
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Somehow, 63,000 people had disappeared from Westminster council - a fall of around 25%. And smaller, but none the less significant, disappearing acts had taken place across the country.
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