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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 34,618 in 1801 to 112,192 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.28 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.87 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 177.6 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 139.8 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LONDON	Poor Law/Registration County	01 Apr 1857		1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
LONDON	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
MIDDLESEX	Poor Law/Registration County		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 643.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
02 Aug 1869	was enlarged by the abolition of	ST LUKE RegD/PLPar	St. Luke united to Holborn	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
26 Mar 1877	was enlarged by the abolition of	CHARTERHOUSE ElizPLPar		Statement of the Names of the Several Unions and Poor Law Parishes of England and Wales; and of the Population, Area, and Rateable Value thereof in 1881 (180)
01 Jan 1902	was enlarged by gaining part of	CITY OF LONDON RegD/PLU	Parish of Glasshouse Yard	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
AMWELL	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Dec 1901	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CITY ROAD	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Aug 1901	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CLERKENWELL	Registration sub-District	01 Apr 1908		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
GOSWELL STREET	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Dec 1901	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
HOLBORN	Registration sub-District			1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
NORTH CLERKENWELL	Registration sub-District	01 Dec 1901	01 Apr 1908	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
OLD STREET	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Jul 1891	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
PENTONVILLE	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Apr 1897	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SAFFRON HILL	Registration sub-District		01 Jun 1893	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTH CLERKENWELL	Registration sub-District	01 Dec 1901	01 Apr 1908	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST ANDREW EASTERN	Registration sub-District		01 Nov 1897	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST JAMES CLERKENWELL	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Dec 1901	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST LUKE	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
WHITECROSS STREET	Registration sub-District	02 Aug 1869	01 Oct 1900	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CHARTER HOUSE CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit		1915	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 318.
CLERKENWELL Vest/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 319.
FINSBURY CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 305.
FURNIVALS INN CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 323.
GLASSHOUSE YARD CP/ExP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit	1901	1915	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.
GRAYS INN CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 324.
LIBERTY OF SAFFRON HILL HATTON GARDEN ELY RENTS AND ELY PLACE CP/ParLib	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 333.
LINCOLNS INN ExP/CP	Parish-level Unit			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.
ST ANDREW HOLBORN ABOVE THE BARS WITH ST GEORGE THE MARTYR CP	Parish-level Unit		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 339.
STAPLE INN CP/ExP	Parish-level Unit	1858		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 344.
ST GILES IN THE FIELDS AND ST GEORGE BLOOMSBURY CP	Parish-level Unit	1914	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 340.
ST LUKE Vest/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 341.
ST SEPULCHRE AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1845	1915	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 342.