Fifty-third annual report of the registrar-general
Table of Contents
(Pages i-iv) Title page & contents
(72 pages)
Report
Report(Pages v-vi) Population. Estimated and actual increase
(Pages vi-viii) Marriages. Marriage-rate; relation between marriage rate and commercial activity; forms of marriage; increase of church and Roman Catholic marriages; preference for marriage by banns; previous civil condition of persons married; ages at marriage; signature in marriage register; buildings registered for the solemnisation of marriages; certified places of worship
(Page ix) Births. Numbers and rates; sex; illegitimate births
(Pages ix-xvii) Deaths. General death-rate; county death-rates; sex; ages; excessive mortality after middle age; infant mortality, comparison between sexes; urban and rural mortality; registered causes of death; zymotic or specific febrile diseases; epidemic influenza; hydrophobia; puerperal fever; dietetic, constitutional, developmental, and local diseases; deaths from violence; deaths of infants from suffocation in bed; ill-defined and un-specified causes; certification of causes of death
(Page xviii) Offences against the registration act
(Page xviii) Progress of registration. Aggregate number of names on the registers; number of searches in the registers and of certificates granted at the central office; fees received
(Page xviii) The army and navy. Strength and mortality of the army at home and abroad; strength and mortality of the navy
(Page xix) Births and deaths of British subjects at sea. Marine register book; mortality of mercantile marine; mortality among passengers
(Page xix) International vital statistics. Rise in death rates
(Pages xx-xxii) Meteorology; remarks by James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Pages xxiii-lxxvi) Preliminary tables
Preliminary tables(Pages xxiv-xxv) 1. United Kingdom. Population of its several portions estimated to the middle of each of the years 1841-90, exclusive of the population of the Islands in the British Seas, and of the portions of the army, navy, and merchant service abroad
(Page xxvi) 2. England. Annual marriage-, birth-, and death-rates, 1841-90
(Page xxvii) 3. England. Annual marriage-, birth-, and death-rates, in groups of years, 1838-90
(Page xxvii) 4. England. Annual marriage-, birth-, and death-rates in each quarter; in groups of years, 1838-90, and in each year, 1881-90
(Page xxviii) 5. England. Marriages; manner of solemnization, 1841-90
(Page xxix) 6. England. Marriages; manner of solemnization, in counties, 1890
(Page xxx) 7. England. First marriages, re-marriages, marriages of minors, and signatures by mark, 1841-90
(Page xxxi) 8. England. Marriages, marriages of minors, and signatures by mark, in counties, 1880-1889, and 1890
(Page xxxii) 9. England. Churches and chapels of the Established Church, and other registered buildings for the solemnisation of marriage, 31st December 1890
(Page xxxiii) 10. England. Birth-, and death-rates in counties, 1880-89 and 1890
(Page xxxiv) 11. England. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages, 1841-90. Males
(Page xxxv) 12. England. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages, 1841-90. Females
(Page xxxvi) 13. England. Annual death-rates at twelve age-periods in groups of years, 1838-90. Males and females
(Page xxxvii) 14. England. Death-rates per 1000 living, at twelve groups of ages, in registration counties, 1890
(Pages xxxviii-xxxix) 15. England. Deaths from various causes, 1866-90
(Pages xl-xli) 16. England. Annual death-rates, from various causes, to a million persons living, 1866-90
(Pages xlii-xliii) 17. England. Annual death-rates from various causes, to a million persons living, in groups of years, 1858-90
(Page xliv) 18. England. Annual death-rates, from the principal zymotic diseases, and infant mortality, 1838-90
(Page xlv) 19. London. Annual death-rates, from the principal zymotic diseases, and infant mortality, 1838-90
(Pages xlvi-xlvii) 20. England. Death-rates from several causes in registration counties, 1890
(Page xlviii) 21. England. Death-rates of persons, males, and females, from various causes, 1890
(Page xlix) 22. England. Deaths from various causes to a million deaths from all causes, 1890
(Page l) 23. England. Deaths from measles, scarlet fever, fever, whooping-couch, and puerperal fever and childbirth, in registration counties in 1880-89, and 1890
(Page li) 24. England. Death-rates in town and county districts, 1851-90
(Page li) 25. England. Town and country districts. Annual death-rates in each quarter of the ten years, 1881-90
(Page lii) 26. Names on the register, searches, and fees received, at the general register office, 1841-90
(Page liii) 27. Islands in the British Seas. Area and population; and births, and deaths, 1871-1890
(Page liii) 28. United Kingdom. Emigration, 1871-90
(Page liv) 29. Army. Strength and mortality, 1864-90
(Page liv) 30. Royal navy. Mortality in the service afloat, 1856-1890
(Page lv) 31. Merchant service. Number and mortality of seamen employed in vessels registered in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and Channel Islands, 1852-90
(Page lv) 32. Merchant service. Births and deaths at sea among passengers (British subjects), 1857-90
(Pages lvi-lvii) 33. Meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1849-1890. By James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Pages lvi-lvii) 34. Meteorological elements for different parallels of latitude, 1890. By James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Pages lviii-lix) 35. Monthly meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1890
(Pages lviii-lix) 36. Quarterly meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1890
(Pages lx-lxi) 37. Mean annual values of meteorological elements from observations at several stations in the year 1890. By James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Page lxii) 38. England. Prices and pauperism, 1841-90
(Page lxiii) 39. Persons married, births, and deaths per 1000 of the population, in the United Kingdom and in other European states
(Page lxiv) 40. United Kingdom. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1864-90
(Page lxiv) 41. England and Wales. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-90
(Page lxv) 42. Scotland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1855-90
(Page lxv) 43. Ireland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1864-90
(Page lxvi) 44. Denmark (the kingdom properly so called). Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-90
(Page lxvi) 45. Norway. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1871-90
(Page lxvii) 46. Sweden. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-90
(Page lxviii) 47. Austria. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-90
(Page lxix) 48. Hungary. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1876-88
(Page lxix) 49. Switzerland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1868-90
(Page lxx) 50. German Empire. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1872-90
(Page lxx) 51. Prussia. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-90
(Page lxxi) 52. The Netherlands. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-90
(Page lxxii) 53. Belgium. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-90
(Page lxxiii) 54. France. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-90
(Page lxxiv) 55. Spain. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1861-84
(Page lxxiv) 56. Italy. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1864-90
(Pages lxxv-lxxvi) 57. Changes in the constitution of registration districts and sub-districts during the year 1889
(205 pages) Abstracts
Abstracts(Pages 1-70) Births, deaths, and marriages
Births, deaths, and marriages(Pages 2-63) Births (distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate), deaths and marriages registered in England, and in its registration divisions, counties, and districts and births and deaths in sub-districts
Births (distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate), deaths and marriages registered in England, and in its registration divisions, counties, and districts and births and deaths in sub-districts(Pages 2-3) Summary of England, its divisions and counties
(Pages 4-7) London
(Pages 8-14) South Eastern division
(Pages 15-20) South Midland division
(Pages 20-25) Eastern division
(Pages 25-32) South Western division
(Pages 33-40) West Midland division
(Pages 40-44) North Midland division
(Pages 44-48) North Western division
(Pages 49-54) Yorkshire
(Pages 54-58) Northern division
(Pages 58-63) Welsh division
(Pages 64-67) Marriages, analysis of, in registration divisions and counties; distinguishing the mode of solemnisation, the number in each quarter of the year, the previous civil condition of persons married, those not of full age, and the signatures in the marriage register
(Pages 68-70) Ages of persons married, distinguishing those of bachelors, spinsters, widowers, widows
(Pages 71-94) Deaths in workhouses, hospitals, and public lunatic asylums
Deaths in workhouses, hospitals, and public lunatic asylums(Pages 71-94) Deaths of males and females in public institutions
(Pages 95-105) Deaths of persons, males, and females, at different ages in registration divisions and counties
Deaths of persons, males, and females, at different ages in registration divisions and counties(Pages 95-105) Deaths of males and females at different age-periods, in registration divisions and counties
(Pages 107-205) Causes of death at different periods of life in England and in London. Causes of death in registration counties. Deaths from several causes in registration divisions, counties and districts. Violent deaths
Causes of death at different periods of life in England and in London. Causes of death in registration counties. Deaths from several causes in registration divisions, counties and districts. Violent deaths(Pages 108-121) Causes of death of males and females at different periods of life in England and Wales
(Pages 122-135) Causes of death of males and females at different periods of life in London
(Pages 136-159) Causes of death of males and females in each registration county
(Pages 160-192) Deaths from certain selected causes, and inquest cases, in registration divisions, counties, and districts
(Pages 193-199) Deaths from accident and negligence, distinguishing sex, age, and cause or character of accident
(Pages 200-201) Deaths from suicide, distinguishing sex, age, and method
(Pages 202-203) Deaths from murder, distinguishing sex, age, and method
(Pages 204-205) Deaths from manslaughter, distinguishing sex, ages, and method
(25 pages) Indexes
Indexes(Pages 206-221) Indexes of registration districts, sub-districts, and of certain towns, referring to numbers used in the several tables of abstracts
(Pages 222-229) General index to report and tables