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CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

(53 & 54 VICT. c. 61.)



1891.



VOLUME IV.



GENERAL REPORT,


WITH


SUMMARY TABLES AND APPENDICES.



Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty.






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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

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