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CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
1891.
VOLUME IV.
GENERAL REPORT,
SUMMARY TABLES AND APPENDICES.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
REPORT.
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INTRODUCTION
1
I.
AREAS
:
1.
Number and Nature of Areas
1
2.
Changes of Areas since 1881
2
II.
POPULATION AND RATES OF INCREASE
:
1.
England and Wales
4
2.
Registration Counties, Districts, and Sub-districts
7
3.
Ancient Counties, Administrative Counties, and County Boroughs
8
4.
Urban and Rural Districts
9
5.
London and the Great Towns
12
6.
Municipal Boroughs
16
7.
Parliamentary Areas
16
8.
Civil Parishes
17
9.
Ecclesiastical Provinces, Dioceses, and Parishes
17
10.
Density of Population
19
III.
HABITATIONS
:
1.
Houses and Tenements
19
2.
Ships, Barges, and Boats
24
3.
Barns, Sheds, Caravans, &c.
24
IV.
SEXES, AGES, AND CONDITION AS TO MARRIAGE
:
1.
Sexes
25
2.
Ages
27
3.
Condition as to Marriage or Civil Condition
33
V.
OCCUPATIONS
:
1.
Unsatisfactory Character of the Data
35
2.
The Classification
36
3.
Results of the Tabulation
38
VI.
BIRTHPLACES OF THE POPULATION
:
1.
General Composition of the Population
60
2.
Natives of England and Wales
60
3.
Natives of Ireland
61
4.
Natives of Scotland
63
5.
Natives of other parts of the British Empire
63
6.
Natives of Foreign States
64
VII.
PHYSICAL INFIRMITIES
:
1.
The Blind
70
2.
The Deaf
72
3.
The Insane
74
VIII.
INSTITUTIONS
:
1.
Hospitals
77
2.
Workhouses
77
3.
Prisons
79
IX.
LANGUAGES IN WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE
81
X.
THE UNITED KINGDOM:
1.
Population
83
2.
Sexes, Ages, and Condition as to Marriage
84
3.
Occupations
85
4.
Birthplaces
89
5.
Physical Infirmities
89
6.
Institutions
90
7.
Natives of the United Kingdom, abroad at the date of the Census
91
XI.
THE BRITISH EMPIRE
92
APPENDIX A.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
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POPULATION, HOUSES, &c.
Table 1.
Houses and Population at each successive Census
95
Table 2.
Increase of Inhabited Houses and of Population in each Intercensal Period
95
Table 3.
Average Number of Persons to a Family, Persons to an Inhabited House, Families to an Inhabited House, Persons to a Square Mile, Inhabited Houses to a Square Mile, and Acres to an Inhabited House, at each successive Census
95
Table 4.
Population, exclusive of the Army, Navy, Marines, and Merchant Seamen serving abroad estimated to the middle of each of the years 1801 to 1891
96
Table 5.
Strength of the Army, Navy, Marines, and Merchant Service abroad; and excess of Females over Males at home and abroad; at successive Censuses
96
Table 6.
Area and Population of Ancient Counties at each successive Census
97
Table 7.
Area and Population of Registration Divisions and Counties at each successive Census
99
Table 8.
Increase per cent. of the Population of Registration Divisions and Counties in each Inter-censal Period
101
Table 9.
Population of London, and of the 61 Urban Sanitary Districts of which the Population in 1891 exceeded 50,000 persons, at six successive Censuses
103
Table 10.
Population in 1881 and 1891 of Areas that were Rural Sanitary Districts in 1891, and of these areas combined with Urban Sanitary Districts having, in 1891, Populations under 5,000 and 10,000 respectively
104
SEXES and AGES.
Table 11.
Graduated Table of the Estimated Population living (1) at each year of age, and (2) at and above each year of age, in the middle of the year 1891, excluding the Army, Navy, Marines, and Merchant Seamen serving out of England and Wales at time of the Census
105
Table 12.
Estimated Population, based upon the Graduated Tables for 1881 and 1891, in Quinquennial, Decennial, and Vicennial Periods of Age at the middle of the years 1881 and 1891, excluding the Army, Navy, Marines, and Merchant Seamen serving out of England and Wales
106
Table 13.
Enumerated Population (Persons, Males, and Females) at twelve groups of ages at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91
107
Table 14.
Males and Females at twelve groups of ages in a Million Persons at all ages enumerated at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91
108
Table 15.
Females to 1,000 Males at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91, in Registration Counties, in order of the proportions in 1891
109
Table 16.
Females to 1,000 Males at twelve groups of ages, at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91
110
Table 17.
Females to 1,000 Males in London, and in each Urban Sanitary District having, in 1891, a Population exceeding 50,000 Persons
110
Table 18.
Distribution by Sex and Age of the Population of Registration Counties in 1891
111
CONJUGAL CONDITION.
Table 19.
Unmarried, Married, and Widowed in 100,000 of each Sex at each of the Five Censuses, 1851-91
112
Table 20.
Unmarried, Married, and Widowed in 100,000 of each Sex aged 15 years and upwards at each of the Five Censuses, 1851-91
112
Table 21.
Married Persons in 100,000 of each Sex at successive Age Periods, at each of the Five Censuses, 1851-91
112
Table 22.
Unmarried, Married, and Widowed in 100,000 of each Sex in Registration Counties in 1891
113
BIRTH-PLACES.
Table 23.
Natives of England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and other Parts enumerated in England and Wales, at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91
114
Table 24.
Natives of England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and other Parts, in 100,000 Persons, enumerated in England and Wales, at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91
114
Table 25.
Natives of England and Wales enumerated in Scotland, Ireland, the Islands in the British Seas, and in the United States, at each of the Six Censuses, 1841-91
114
Table 26.
Natives of England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and other Parts in 100,000 Persons enumerated in each Ancient County in 1891
115
Table 27.
Amount of Migration from and into Ancient Counties; with the Natural and Actual Increase or Decrease of Population in Registration Counties
116
PHYSICAL INFIRMITIES.
Table 28.
Persons returned as Blind, Deaf and Dumb, Deaf, and Mentally Deranged, in 1,000,000 of the Population enumerated in each Registration County in 1891
117
TENEMENTS.
Table 29.
Proportion of Tenements of less than five rooms, average number of Persons per room in such Tenements, and proportion of Overcrowding (of excess beyond two persons per room) in England and Wales, and in Registration Counties at the Census in 1891
118
Table 30.
Proportion of Tenements of less than five rooms, average number of Persons per room in such Tenements, and proportion of Overcrowding (of excess beyond two persons per room) in England and Wales, in London, and in 32 of the largest Municipal Boroughs
119
MISCELLANEOUS.
Table 31.
Analysis of Census Statistics for Registration Counties
120
Table 32.
Analysis of the number and Population of Civil Parishes in the Administrative Counties of England and Wales
122
UNITED KINGDOM.Table 33.
Area and Population of the United Kingdom and of the Islands in the British Seas in 1891
123
Table 34.
Population of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, and of the Channel Islands at each of the last Seven Censuses
123
Table 35.
Increase or Decrease of Population in the United Kingdom in each Intercensal Period since 1821
123
Table 36.
Percentage of Population residing in the several divisions of the United Kingdom at each of the last Eight Censuses
123
Table 37.
Number and Nationality of the Officers and Men serving at Home and Abroad in the several Branches of the British Army at the time of the Census, 1891
124
Table 38.
Number and Nationality of the Officers and Men serving Abroad in the Army, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Marines at the time of the Census, 1891
124
Table 39.
Ages of the Army, Navy, Marines, and Merchant Seamen serving at Home and Abroad at the time of the Census in 1891
125
Table 40.
Nationalities and Capacities of the Seamen, Masters, Pilots, and Apprentices employed on 5th April 1891 on Vessels registered under the Merchant Seamen or Sea Fisheries Acts
125
Table 41.
Ages and Nationalities of Seamen, Masters, Pilots, and Apprentices (including Lascars) employed on 5th April 1891 on Vessels registered under the Merchant Shipping or Sea Fisheries Acts
125
Table 42.
Ages and Capacities of the Seamen, Masters, Pilots, and Apprentices employed on 5th April 1891 on Vessels registered under the Merchant Shipping or Sea Fisheries Acts
126
Table 43.
Number of British and Irish Emigrants from the United Kingdom to Places outside Europe in successive Intercensal Periods
126
Table 44.
Number of British and Irish Emigrants and Immigrants from and into the United Kingdom in the Intercensal Period, 1881-91
126
Table 45.
Summary of Returns relating to Natives of the United Kingdom residing in Foreign Countries at or about the time of the Census, 1891
127
Table 46.
Abstract of Returns relating to Natives of the United Kingdom residing in Foreign Countries at or about the time of the Census, 1891
127
Table 47.
Distribution of Natives of the United Kingdom enumerated in the United States in June 1890
131
Table 48.
Natives of the United Kingdom enumerated in the United States at each of the last Five Censuses
131
BRITISH EMPIRE.Table 49.
Area and Population of the British Empire at the time of the Census in 1891
132
Table 50.
Area and Population of the British Colonies, Dependencies, and Protectorates, distinguishing the Natives of the United Kingdom
132
APPENDIX B.
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Table showing the differences between the Classification of Occupations adopted in the Reports on the Censuses in 1881 and 1891
133
APPENDIX C.
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The Census (England and Wales) Act, 1890, and Form of Householder's Schedule used at the Census in 1891
136
LIST OF ERRATA IN VOLS. I., II., AND III.
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In Vol. I.
140
In Vol. II.
142
In Vol. III.
143