Appendix C: Areas dealt with in Reports/Contents of Census Volumes

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APPENDIX C.—ENGLAND AND WALES.

(a) AREAS DEALT WITH IN THE CENSUS REPORTS.

These areas may be regarded as of four main classes, Administrative (includingJudicial), Poor Law and Registration, Ecclesiastical, and Parliamentary. Except inthe last case, three orders of subdivision, which are denoted by the lettersa , b and c are represented in each instance. The areas dealt with and their numbers are asfollows:—


I.
Administrative Areas.  
 
1.
Local Government Areas.  
  a. { Administrative Counties 62
County Boroughs 82
  Administrative Counties are subdivided into  
  b. { Urban Areas   1,072 { Metropolitan Boroughs 28
Municipal Boroughs 246
Other Urban Districts 798
Rural Districts 663
  Urban Areas are sometimes subdivided into Wards; also in some cases contain more than one Civil Parish.  
  Rural Districts are subdivided into Civil Parishes.  
  County Boroughs are subdivided into Wards; also in some cases contain more than one Civil Parish.  
  The total number of Civil Parishes is 14,483
  The total number of Wards of all Urban Areas (including County Boroughs) 3,579
 
2.
Judicial Areas.  
  a. Petty Sessional Divisions 743
               also  
  a. County Court Circuits 54
  County Court Circuits are subdivided into  
  b. County Court Districts 465

II.
Poor Law and Registration Areas.  
  a. Poor Law Union or Registration Counties 55
      subdivided into  
  b. Poor Law Unions (including the Scilly Islands) 637
      or the nearly always identical  
  b. Registration Districts 634
      the latter subdivided into  
  c. Registration Sub-districts 1,913
      Poor Law Unions and Registration Sub-districts are subdivided into  
  Civil Parishes 14,483

III.
Ecclesiastical Areas.  
  a. Ecclesiastical Provinces 2
      subdivided into  
  b. Dioceses 37
      subdivided into  
  c. { Parishes 13,436
Extra-parochial places 371

IV.
Parliamentary Areas.  
  Constituencies 509

(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE VARIOUS CENSUS VOLUMES, 1921.

Subject of Table. Areas for which
statistics are given.
Published volume. Table.
Population and Acreage:—      
  Population and Acreage—Population at each Census, 1801-1921, and Intercensal Variations { England and Wales General Tables 1
Counties County Volumes 1
  Population estimated to the middle of each year, 1801-1921 England and Wales General Tables 2
  Acreage; Population, Proportional Population and Variations at certain Censuses, 1801-1921 England and Wales and Counties General Tables 3, 4 and 5
  Population, 1851-1921 England and Wales, and Urban and Rural Aggregates General Tables 7
  Population and Intercensal Variations, 1861-1921 County Boroughs, Metropolitan Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population, 1921 General Tables 11
  Population and Intercensal Variations, 1901-1921 England and Wales, Counties, Urban and Rural Aggregates, Urban and Rural Areas, and Greater London { General Tables 6, 8 and 12
County Volumes 2
  Population (1911 and 1921) and Intercensal Variation ; Persons per Acre, 1921 Urban and Rural Areas General Tables 10
  Acreage; Population (1911 and 1921); Private Families and Dwellings Counties, Urban and Rural Areas, Wards of Urban Areas, and Civil Parishes County Volumes 3
  Population : Urban and Rural Distribution Counties General Tables 9
  Numbers of Administrative Areas ; and Classification of Civil Parishes by Population, 1921 Counties General Tables 13
  Acreage ; Population , and certain Age Groups Poor Law Union Counties; Poor Law Unions and Parishes { General Tables 14 and 15
County Volumes 4
  Population and constitution by Local Government Areas Registration Districts and Sub-districts County Volumes 5
  Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-1921 Administrative and Registration Areas County Volumes 6
  Population and Parliamentary Electors Parliamentary Counties and Constituencies { General Tables 16 and 17
County Volumes 7
  Constitution by Local Government Areas Parliamentary Constituencies.. County Volumes 8
  Population County Court Circuits and Districts General Tables 18 and 19
  Acreage; Population Central Criminal Court District London County Volume 9A
  Acreage ; Population ; and Constitution Petty Sessional Divisions County Volumes 9
  Population, 1911 and 1921 England (as defined for Church purposes); Ecclesiastical Provinces, Dioceses and Parishes Ecclesiastical Areas (England) 1, 2 and 5
  Numbers and classification according to population of Ecclesiastical Parishes Dioceses Ecclesiastical Areas (England) 2 and 4
  Constitution by Administrative Counties and County Boroughs Dioceses Ecclesiastical Areas (England) 3
       
Housing:—      
  Buildings, Dwellings, Rooms and Families { England and Wales, and Large Aggregates General Tables 20
Counties, and Urban and Rural Areas County Volumes 10
  Private Families—classified by size of family, rooms occupied, and density of occupation { England and Wales, and Large Aggregates General Tables 22
Counties, and Urban and Rural Areas County Volumes 11
  Private Families and Dwellings { Counties, and Urban and Rural Areas General Tables 30
Wards and Civil Parishes County Volumes 3
  Dwellings—classified by number of rooms and of occupying families England and Wales, Large Aggregates and Counties General Tables 21
       
  Private Families :—      
  Distribution by rooms occupied England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 23
  Distribution by size of family England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 24
  Relation of size of family to rooms occupied England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 26
  Relation of density of occupation to rooms occupied England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 27
  Relation of density of occupation to size of family England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 28
  Population in Private Families:—      
  Distribution by rooms occupied England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 25
  Distribution by size of family England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 25
  Distribution by density of occupation England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 29
  Rooms occupied by Private Families      
  Comparison with standard number England and Wales, Large Aggregates, and Counties General Tables 28
       
Institutions:—      
  Number, Total Population, and Inmates { England and Wales, and Counties General Tables 31
Urban and Rural Areas County Volumes 12
  Inmates:—      
  Ages and Marital Conditions England and Wales General Tables 42
  Occupations, or Former Occupations England and Wales Occupation Tables 6
       
Ages and Marital Conditions:—      
  Ages (Individual Years) England and Wales, London and Large Aggregates, Counties, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population { General Tables 32
County Volumes 13
  Ages (Individual Years) and Marital Conditions England and Wales, London, and Large Aggregates General Tables 32
  Ages (Quinquennial Groups) and Marital Conditions England and Wales, Large Aggregates, Geographical Divisions, Counties, County Boroughs, Urban and Rural Areas { General Tables 33
County Volumes 14 and 14A
  Ages (in three groups) Poor Law Union Counties, Poor Law Unions and Parishes { General Tables 14 and 15
County Volumes 4
  Ages and Marital Conditions— Distribution and Proportions England and Wales, Large Aggregates, Geographical Divisions, Counties, County Boroughs, Urban and Rural Areas General Tables 35-39
  Ages of Husbands and Wives in combination England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 5 and 6
  Ages of Husbands and Wives in combination per million married couples England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 7
  Age Distribution and Proportions, 1851-1921 England and Wales General Tables 34 and 35
  Age Distribution, 1891-1921 Urban and Rural Aggregates General Tables 40
  Marital Condition Distribution, 1901-1921 Urban and Rural Aggregates General Tables 41
       
  Institutions:—      
  Ages and Marital Conditions of Inmates England and Wales General Tables 42
  Aliens:—      
  Ages and Marital Conditions England and Wales, and Counties having over 5,000 aliens { General Tables 48 and 49
County Volumes 22A
       
Attendance at Educational Institutions:—      
  Ages of Males and Females { England and Wales General Tables 43
Counties and Areas of separate local Education Authorities County Volumes 15
       
Occupations (of persons aged 12 years and over):—      
  Occupations by sex England and Wales, Large Aggregates, Counties, and Urban Areas with more than 20,000 population { Occupation Tables 1
County Volumes 16
  Occupations of Males and Females at twelve Age Groups England and Wales, and six of the principal Industrial Areas Occupation Tables 2, 4, 8 and 9
  Occupations of Married Men England and Wales Occupation Tables 3
  Occupations (Condensed List) by sex Counties, and Urban Areas County Volumes 17 and 18
  Proportion of Occupied to Total Persons in various Age Groups, 1911 and 1921 Counties, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population County Volumes 19
  Proportion of Single, Married, Widowed and of Employers, Workers, etc., in various groups of occupations Counties County Volumes 20
  Former Occupations of the Retired England and Wales Occupation Tables 5
  Occupations (or former Occupations) of Inmates of Poor Law Institutions, Mental Hospitals, and Prisons England and Wales Occupation Tables 6
  Occupations of Aliens England and Wales Occupation Tables 7
       
Industries (persons aged 12 years and over):—      
  Number engaged in each Industry by sex and age and occupational distribution England and Wales Industry Tables 1 and 3
  Number engaged in each Industry, distinguishing sex and principal occupations in each England and Wales, and six of the principal Industrial Areas Industry Tables 2
  Numbers of Males and Females engaged in each Industry (Condensed List) England and Wales, Counties and certain Urban Areas Industry Tables 4
       
Birthplaces and Nationality:—      
  Birthplaces of the Population.. England and Wales, Counties, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population { General Tables 45 and 50
County Volumes 21
  Foreign-born Population by Country of Birth and Country of Nationality { England and Wales General Tables 46
Counties, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population County Volumes 22
  Aliens by Country of Birth, Age and Marital Condition England and Wales, and Counties having over 5,000 aliens { General Tables 48 and 49
County Volumes 22A
  Aliens by Country of Birth and Occupation { England and Wales Occupation Tables 7
Counties having over 5,000 aliens County Volumes 22B
  Birthplaces, and proportions per 10,000 persons, of the Population, 1851-1921 England and Wales General Tables 52 and 53
  Natives of England and Wales enumerated in England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands, 1851-1921 England and Wales General Tables 51
  Birthplaces of the Population per 10,000 of each sex England and Wales, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population General Tables 47
       
Dependency (of children under 16 years of age):—      
  Families of Married Men, Married Women, Widowers, and Widows England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 1
  Classification by age of parent, size of family, and showing total number of children at each age England and Wales, Geographical Regions, and Counties Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 2 and 3
  Classification by Occupation of male parent England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 4
  Ages of Husbands and Wives in combination England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 5 and 6
  Ages of Husbands and Wives in Combination per one million married couples England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 7
       
Orphanhood (of children under 15 years of age):—      
  At each year of age { England and Wales, and Geographical Regions Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 8
Counties County Volumes 24
  At quinquennial age-groups Counties, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with more than 50,000 population { Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 9
County Volumes 24
  Without regard to age Urban Areas with less than 50,000 population, and Rural Districts County Volumes 24A
       
Fertility:—      
  Relative Fertility or Relative Probability of a child being born within a year:—      
  Classified by parents' age (individual years) England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 10
  Classified by parents' age (quinquennial groups) and size of existing family England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 11
  Classified by parents' age (quinquennial groups) England and Wales, and Counties Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 12
  Classified by father.s occupation, by his age (quinquennial groups), and size of existing family England and Wales Dependency, Orphanhood and Fertility 13
       
Workplaces:—      
  Males and Females working within and without each area Counties and Urban and Rural Areas Workplaces 1
  Inward and outward movements (persons only) to and from each area Counties and Urban and Rural Areas Workplaces 2
  Night and Day Populations Counties, and Urban Areas with more than 20,000 population Workplaces 3
       
English and Welsh Languages:—      
  Persons speaking English and Welsh at certain Age Groups { Wales and Monmouth General Tables 54
Counties, Urban and Rural Areas County Volumes 25
  Persons speaking English and Welsh (without distinguishing ages) Counties, Urban and Rural Areas, and Civil Parishes { General Tables 56
County Volumes 25A
  Proportions of the population at certain Age Groups speaking English and Welsh, 1911 and 1921 Wales and Monmouth General Tables 55
  Proportions of the population (without distinguishing ages) speaking English and Welsh, 1911 and 1921 Counties, County Boroughs, and Urban Areas with over 50,000 population General Tables 57
       
Appendices:—      
  A. Boroughs, Urban Districts and Rural Districts in which more than 3 per cent. of the population consisted of Temporary Visitors General Tables
  B. Numbers, Ages, Birthplaces, and Nationality of Seamen (including Fishermen) not enumerated with the general population General Tables
  C. Numbers, Ages, Marital Conditions, and Birthplaces of Non-Civilians and Civilians enumerated on H.M. vessels, or on premises under Naval, Military or Air Force discipline outside Great Britain General Tables

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