Volume 1

Census of England and Wales, 1901 (63 Vict. c.4.).

  • Great Britain. Census Office.
Date:
1902-04
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Census of England and Wales, 1901 (63 Vict. c.4.). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Decline of natural increase of population. Loss of population by migra- tion. 16 Gain per Cent. by excess of Births over Deaths or recorded Natural Increase. Decrease per Cent. Increase per Cent. by Deaths. Intercensal Periods. by recorded Births,* 10°91 12°61 13°58 23°73 23°58 23°98 34°64 36°19 37°56 1841-51 1851-61 1861-71 1871-81 37°89 22°80 15°09 1881-91 34°24 20°27 13°97 1891-1901 ... 3157 19°18 12°39 intercensal periods, further declined to 19°18 in 1891-1901. The decrease in the Death rate did not, however, counterbalance the decrease in the Birth rate. It follows, there- fore, as is shown in the above Table, that the percentage of excess of Births over Deaths, or what is known as the Natural Increase of population, which had been 15:09 in 1871-81 and 13°97 in 1881-91, further declined to 12°39 in 1891-1901. On the justifiable assumption that Birth and Death Registration in England and Wales is now practically complete, it will be seen that the rate of increase of population as determined solely by Natural Increase, 7.e., by excess of Births over Deaths, was lower in 1891-1901 than in the preceding decennium ; whereas the rate of increase as deter- mined by actual enumeration was higher in 1891-1901 than in 1881-1891. This increase must therefore have been due to the second factor—the balance between immigra- tion and emigration. Board of Trade Returns do not yet afford the means for accurately determining the number of migrants, either as emigrants or immigrants, but, assuming the approximate accuracy of Census results, as well as of Birth and Death registration, it is possible from the figures in the following Table to ascertain approximately the balance between Emigration and Immigration. a ey POPULATION. Increase} per Cent. in previous Difference— Decennium. Difference— Census being loss by being loss by excess of excess of Taare As determined by Emigration As determined | As determined Emigration recorded As actually over by recorded ; over Natural Increase Enumerated. Immigration.* Natural actual Immigration, only.* | Increase only. | Enumeration. 1861 20,188,335 20,066,224 122,111 12°61 11:93 0°68 1871 22,791,234 22,712,266 78,968 1358 13:19 0-39 1881 26,138,746 25,974,439 164,307 15-09 14:36 0-73 1891 29,603,914 29,002,525 601,389 13-97 11-66 2:3] 1901 32,596,173 32,927,843 68,330 12°39 12°16 0:23 * The registration of Births in the earlier decennia is known to have been defective. of the Report the registered numbers only are dealt with. as sufficiently serving the purpose of : In later portions of the Report, however, estimates of total births are used (see p, 48) as fe eas ae rape examination of the ages of the eee enumerated at succeeding Censuses. etalle + The rates of increase in this table refer to the intervals between the several Censuses with i slight inequalities of the periods. out correction for the very For the purposes of this portion