Fifty-fourth annual report of the registrar-general
Table of Contents
(Pages i-iv) Title page & contents
(78 pages)
Report
Report(Page v) Population. Natural and estimated increase
(Pages v-viii) Marriages. Marriage-rate; relation between marriage rate and commercial activity; forms of marriage; increase of Jewish marriages; previous civil condition of persons married; ages at marriage; signature in marriage register; buildings registered for the solemnisation of marriages; certified places of worship
(Pages viii-ix) Births. Numbers and rates; factors affecting the birth rate; sex; illegitimate births
(Pages x-xxiii) Deaths. General death-rate; county death-rates; sex; ages; excessive mortality after middle age; infantile mortality; life tables for first year of life in town and country; urban and rural mortality; registered causes of death; zymotic or specific febrile diseases; epidemic influenza; diarrhoeal complaints; hydrophobia; puerperal fever; parasitic, dietetic, constitutional, developmental, and local diseases; deaths from violence; ill-defined and un-specified causes; certification of causes of death
(Page xxiii) Offences against the registration act
(Pages xxiii-xxiv) 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 xxiv) Army and navy. Strength and mortality of the army at home and abroad; strength and mortality of the navy
(Page xxiv) Births and deaths of British subjects at sea. Marine register book; mortality of mercantile marine; mortality among passengers
(Page xxv) International vital statistics
(Pages xxvi-xxviii) Meteorology; remarks by James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Pages xxix-lxxxii) Preliminary tables
Preliminary tables(Pages xxx-xxxi) 1. United Kingdom. Population of its several portions estimated to the middle of each of the years 1842-91, exclusive of the population of the Islands in the British Seas, and of the portions of the army, navy, and merchant service abroad
(Page xxxii) 2. England. Annual marriage-, birth-, and death-rates, 1842-91
(Page xxxiii) 3. England. Annual marriage-, birth-, and death-rates, in groups of years, 1838-91
(Page xxxiii) 4. England. Annual marriage-, birth-, and death-rates in each quarter; in groups of years, 1838-91, and in each year, 1882-91
(Page xxxiv) 5. England. Marriages; manner of solemnization, 1842-91
(Page xxxv) 6. England. Marriages; manner of solemnization, in counties, 1891
(Page xxxvi) 7. England. First marriages, re-marriages, marriages of minors, and signatures by mark, 1842-91
(Page xxxvii) 8. England. Marriages, marriages of minors, and signatures by mark, in counties, 1881-1890, and 1891
(Page xxxviii) 9. England. Churches and chapels of the Established Church, and other registered buildings for the solemnisation of marriage, 31st December 1891
(Page xxxix) 10. England. Birth-, and death-rates in counties, 1881-90 and 1891
(Page xl) 11. England. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages, 1842-91. Males
(Page xli) 12. England. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages, 1842-91. Females
(Page xlii) 13. England. Annual death-rates at twelve age-periods in groups of years, 1838-91. Males and females
(Page xliii) 14. England. Death-rates per 1000 living, at twelve groups of ages, in registration counties, 1891
(Pages xliv-xlv) 15. England. Deaths from various causes, 1867-91
(Pages xlvi-xlvii) 16. England. Annual death-rates, from various causes, to a million persons living, 1867-91
(Pages xlviii-xlix) 17. England. Annual death-rates from various causes, to a million persons living, in groups of years, 1858-91
(Page l) 18. England. Annual death-rates, from the principal zymotic diseases, and infant mortality, 1838-91
(Page li) 19. London. Annual death-rates, from the principal zymotic diseases, and infant mortality, 1838-91
(Pages lii-liii) 20. England. Death-rates from several causes in registration counties, 1891
(Page liv) 21. England. Death-rates of persons, males, and females, from various causes, 1891
(Page lv) 22. England. Deaths from various causes to a million deaths from all causes, 1891
(Page lvi) 23. England. Deaths from measles, scarlet fever, fever, whooping-couch, and puerperal fever and childbirth, in registration counties in 1881-90, and 1891
(Page lvii) 24. England. Death-rates in town and county districts, 1851-91
(Page lvii) 25. England. Town and country districts. Annual death-rates in each quarter of the eleven years, 1881-91
(Page lviii) 26. Names on the register, searches, and fees received, at the general register office, 1842-91
(Page lix) 27. Islands in the British Seas. Area and population; and births, and deaths, 1872-1891
(Page lix) 28. United Kingdom. Emigration, 1872-91
(Page lx) 29. Army. Strength and mortality, 1864-91
(Page lx) 30. Royal navy. Mortality in the service afloat, 1856-1891
(Page lxi) 31. Merchant service. Number and mortality of seamen employed in vessels registered in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and Channel Islands, 1852-91
(Page lxi) 32. Merchant service. Births and deaths at sea among passengers (British subjects), 1857-91
(Pages lxii-lxiii) 33. Meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1849-1891. By James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Pages lxii-lxiii) 34. Meteorological elements for different parallels of latitude, 1891. By James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Pages lxiv-lxv) 35. Monthly meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1891
(Pages lxiv-lxv) 36. Quarterly meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1891
(Pages lxvi-lxvii) 37. Mean annual values of meteorological elements from observations at several stations in the year 1891. By James Glaisher, Esq., F. R. S
(Page lxviii) 38. England. Prices and pauperism, 1841-91
(Page lxix) 39. Persons married, births, and deaths per 1000 of the population, in the United Kingdom and in other European states
(Page lxx) 40. United Kingdom. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1864-91
(Page lxx) 41. England and Wales. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-91
(Page lxxi) 42. Scotland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1855-91
(Page lxxi) 43. Ireland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1864-91
(Page lxxii) 44. Denmark (the kingdom properly so called). Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-91
(Page lxxii) 45. Norway. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1871-91
(Page lxxiii) 46. Sweden. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1850-90
(Page lxxiv) 47. Austria. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-91
(Page lxxv) 48. Hungary. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1876-90
(Page lxxv) 49. Switzerland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1868-91
(Page lxxvi) 50. German Empire. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1872-91
(Page lxxvi) 51. Prussia. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-91
(Page lxxvii) 52. The Netherlands. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-91
(Page lxxviii) 53. Belgium. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-91
(Page lxxix) 54. France. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1853-91
(Page lxxx) 55. Spain. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1861-84
(Page lxxx) 56. Italy. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1864-91
(Pages lxxxi-lxxxii) 57. Changes in the constitution of registration districts and sub-districts during the year 1891
(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 persons, males, and females, at different ages, in registration divisions and counties, 1891
Deaths persons, males, and females, at different ages, in registration divisions and counties, 1891(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, age, 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