Seventy-first annual report of the registrar-general
Table of Contents
(Pages i-iv) Title page & contents
(141 pages)
Report
Report(Pages v-vi) Population. Census population and estimated population
(Pages vii-x, Page 1, Pages xi-xxiv) Marriages. Number; methods of measuring the marriage rate; rates, in proportion to total population and to number of marriageable persons; marriage-rates in counties; first marriages and re-marriages; divorced persons; ages at marriage; unstated ages; marriages of minors; mean age at marriage; signatures in marriage register; buildings in which marriages may be solemnized; manner of solemnization
Marriages. Number; methods of measuring the marriage rate; rates, in proportion to total population and to number of marriageable persons; marriage-rates in counties; first marriages and re-marriages; divorced persons; ages at marriage; unstated ages; marriages of minors; mean age at marriage; signatures in marriage register; buildings in which marriages may be solemnized; manner of solemnization(Page 1) I. Marriage rates, 1876-1908
(Pages xxiv-xxvi, Pages 1-2, Pages xxvii-xxxv) Births. Number; methods of measuring the birth-rate; rates in proportion to total population and among women of conceptive ages; birth-rates in counties and in urban and rural areas; sex; illegitimate births: Number; rates in counties
Births. Number; methods of measuring the birth-rate; rates in proportion to total population and among women of conceptive ages; birth-rates in counties and in urban and rural areas; sex; illegitimate births: Number; rates in counties(Page 1) II. Birth rates, 1876-1908
(Page 2) III. Legitimate and illegitimate birth rates, 1876-1908
(Pages xxxv-xxxvi) Natural increase
(18 pages) Deaths. Number; general death-rate; sex; ages; corrected death-rate; county death-rates; infantile mortality; centenarians; urban and rural mortality; certification of causes of death; inquests; uncertified deaths: Reported to coroners; assigned causes of deaths in public institutions
Deaths. Number; general death-rate; sex; ages; corrected death-rate; county death-rates; infantile mortality; centenarians; urban and rural mortality; certification of causes of death; inquests; uncertified deaths: Reported to coroners; assigned causes of deaths in public institutions(Page 1) IV. Corrected death rates from all causes, 1859-1908
(Page 1) V. Infantile mortality, 1859-1908
(Page 1) VI. Infantile mortality in counties, 1908
(Page li) Offences against the registration acts
(Pages li-lii) 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
(Pages lii-liv) United Kingdom. Population; marriages; births; deaths
(Page liv) Army and navy. Strength and mortality of the army at home and abroad; strength and mortality of the navy
(Pages liv-lv) Births and deaths at sea. Marine register book; mortality of mercantile marine
(Pages lv-lxxiii) International vital statistics
(Pages lxxiii-lxxvi) Final remarks
(56 pages) Dr. Stevenson's letter to the registrar-general on the causes of death
Dr. Stevenson's letter to the registrar-general on the causes of death(Page lxxvii) Contents
(Pages lxxviii-lxxix) General observations
(Page lxxx, Page 1) Mortality from all causes
Mortality from all causes(Page 1) VII. Deaths from principal causes, 1908
(Page lxxxi) Crude and corrected death rates in selected urban and rural groups of counties
(37 pages) General diseases: Small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, influenza, whooping-cough, diphtheria, diphtheria and croup, cerebro-spinal fever, enteric (typhoid) fever, diarrhoeal diseases, rabies, pyaemia and septicaemia, puerperal septic diseases, pneumonia, tuberculosis including phthisis, tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous peritonitis, and other tuberculous diseases alcoholism and cirrhosis of liver, rheumatic fever, gout, malignant disease, and diabetes mellitus
General diseases: Small-pox, measles, scarlet fever, influenza, whooping-cough, diphtheria, diphtheria and croup, cerebro-spinal fever, enteric (typhoid) fever, diarrhoeal diseases, rabies, pyaemia and septicaemia, puerperal septic diseases, pneumonia, tuberculosis including phthisis, tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous peritonitis, and other tuberculous diseases alcoholism and cirrhosis of liver, rheumatic fever, gout, malignant disease, and diabetes mellitus(Page 1) VIII. Tuberculosis (all forms), phthisis; corrected death rates, 1859-1908
(Page 1) IX. Cancer: Corrected death rates, 1859-1908
(Pages cxvi-cxxi) Diseases of particular organs: Epilepsy, convulsions, diseases of heart and blood vessels, laryngitis, bronchitis, pleurisy, gastric ulcer, appendicitis, peritonitis, liver diseases, acute and chronic nephritis, diseases of ovaries and uterus, diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth
(Pages cxxi-cxxvii) Infantile mortality: International review, causes of death, sex mortality, mortality of legitimate and illegitimate infants, urban and rural mortality
(Pages cxxvii-cxxviii) Ill-defined or not specified causes
(Pages cxxviii-cxxix) Violent deaths
(Pages cxxx-cxxxv) Meteorology; remarks by Dr. Shaw, director of the meteorological office
(146 pages) Tables; population; ratios of marriages, births and deaths, international tables
Tables; population; ratios of marriages, births and deaths, international tables(Pages 2-3) 1. United Kingdom. Population of its several portions estimated to the middle of each of the years 1860-1909, exclusive of the population of the Islands in the British Seas, and of the portions of the army, navy, and merchant service abroad
(Page 4) 2. England and Wales. Marriages, births, and deaths, 1859-1908
(Page 5) 3. England and Wales. Annual marriage-, birth-, and crude death-rates and infantile mortality, 1859-1908
(Page 6) 4. England and Wales. Annual marriage-, birth-, and crude death-rates, in groups of years, 1838-1908
(Page 6) 5. England and Wales. Annual marriage-, birth-, and crude death-rates in each quarter; in groups of years, 1838-1908, and in each year, 1899-1908
(Page 7) 6. England and Wales. Churches and chapels of the Established Church, and registered buildings in which marriages could be legally solemnized, 31st December 1908
(Page 8) 7. England and Wales. Marriages. Manner of solemnization, 1859-1908
(Page 9) 8. London. Marriages. Manner of solemnization, 1859-1908
(Page 10) 9. England and Wales. First marriages, re-marriages, marriages of minors, and signatures by mark, 1859-1908
(Page 11) 10. London. First marriages, re-marriages, marriages of minors, and signatures by mark, 1859-1908
(Page 12) 11. England and Wales. Marriages. Manner of solemnization, in counties, 1908
(Page 13) 12. England and Wales. Marriage-rates, proportions of marriages of minors, and signatures by mark in counties, 1898-1907, and 1908
(Page 14) 13. England and Wales. Birth-rates and crude death-rates in counties, 1898-1907 and 1908
(Page 15) 14. England and Wales. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages, and general death-rates corrected for sex and age-constitution, 1859-1908. Persons
(Page 16) 15. England and Wales. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages and general death-rates corrected for age-constitution, 1859-1908. Males
(Page 17) 16. England and Wales. Annual death-rates at twelve groups of ages and general death-rates corrected for age-constitution, 1859-1908. Females
(Page 18) 17. England and Wales. Annual death-rates in groups of years, at twelve age-periods, and general death-rates corrected for age-constitution, 1838-1908. Males and females
(Page 19) 18. England and Wales: Registration counties. Death-rates per 1000 living, at twelve groups of ages, and general death-rates corrected for age-constitution, 1908. Males
(Page 20) 19. England and Wales: Registration counties. Death-rates per 1000 living, at twelve groups of ages, and general death-rates corrected for age-constitution, 1908. Females
(Page 21) 20. England and Wales. Crude annual death-rates from various causes, to a million persons living, in successive quinquennia, 1871-1905
(Pages 22-34) 21. England and Wales. Deaths from various causes at all ages, 1889-1908. Persons
(Pages 23-35) 22. England and Wales. Crude annual death-rates from various causes at all ages, to a million living, 1889-1908. Persons
(Pages 36-48) 23. England and Wales. Deaths from various causes at all ages, 1889-1908. Males
(Pages 37-49) 24. England and Wales. Crude annual death-rates from various causes at all ages, to a million living, 1889-1908. Males
(Pages 50-62) 25. England and Wales. Deaths from various causes at all ages, 1889-1908. Females
(Pages 51-63) 26. England and Wales. Crude annual death-rates from various causes at all ages, to a million living, 1889-1908. Females
(Page 64) 27. England and Wales. Crude annual death-rates from the principal epidemic diseases and infantile mortality, 1859-1908
(Page 65) 28. London. Crude annual death-rates from the principal epidemic diseases and infantile mortality, 1859-1908
(Pages 66-70) 29. England and Wales. Crude death-rates from several causes in registration counties, 1908. Males
(Pages 67-71) 30. England and Wales. Crude death-rates from several causes in registration counties, 1908. Females
(Pages 72-73) 31. England and Wales. Crude death-rates to a million persons living from the principal epidemic diseases, and from phthisis, and deaths from puerperal septic diseases and accidents of childbirth to 1000 births in registration counties, 1898-1907, and 1908
(Pages 74-75) 32. England and Wales. Both sexes. Mortality under 5 years of age, 1908
(Pages 76-77) 33. England and Wales. Males. Mortality under 5 years of age, 1908
(Pages 78-79) 34. England and Wales. Females. Mortality under 5 years of age, 1908
(Pages 80-81) 35. Urban counties. Both sexes. Mortality under 5 years of age, 1908
(Pages 82-83) 36. Rural counties. Both sexes. Mortality under 5 years of age, 1908
(Page 84) 37. England and Wales. Both sexes. Mortality of infants and young children, average 1903-07 and 1908
(Page 85) 38. Mortality of illegitimate as compared with legitimate infants under one year of age, 1908
(Pages 86-87) 39. Mortality of illegitimate as compared with legitimate infants under one year of age, 1908
(Page 88) 40. England and Wales. Infantile mortality from several causes in registration counties, 1908
(Page 89) 41. England and Wales. Mortality among children aged 0-5 years, from several causes, in registration counties, 1908
(Page 90) 42. England and Wales. Deaths from various causes to a million deaths from all causes, 1908
(Page 91) 43. England and Wales. Names on the register, searches, and fees received, at the general register office, 1859-1908
(Page 92) 44. Islands in the British Seas. Area and population; and births, and deaths, 1884-1908
(Page 92) 45. Balance inward or outward on passenger movement into and out of the United Kingdom, 1895-1908
(Page 93) 46. Army. Strength and mortality, 1869-1908
(Page 93) 47. Royal navy. Mortality in the service afloat, 1869-1908
(Page 94) 48. Merchant service. Number and mortality of masters and seamen employed in sea-going vessels (excluding fishing vessels and yachts) registered in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, under the merchant shipping act, reported to the board of trade during each of the years ending 30th June, 1890-1891 to 1907-1908
(Page 95) 49. England and Wales. Prices and pauperism, 1859-1908
(Pages 96-97) 50. Meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1859-1908
(Pages 98-99) 51. Quarterly meteorological elements, Greenwich, 1908
(Pages 100-101) 52. Monthly meteorological elements at Greenwich, 1908
(Pages 102-107) 53. Mean annual values of meteorological elements from observations at several stations in the year 1908
(Pages 108-109) 54. International statistics. Males and females in twelve groups of ages in a million persons at all ages
(Pages 110-111) 55. Births, and deaths per 1000 of the population, in the United Kingdom and in certain colonies and foreign countries, 1881-1908
(Page 112) 56. United Kingdom. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 113) 57. England and Wales. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 114) 58. Scotland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 115) 59. Ireland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 116) 60. New South Wales. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 117) 61. Victoria. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 118) 62. Queensland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 119) 63. South Australia (excluding the Northern Territory). Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 120) 64. Western Australia. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 121) 65. Tasmania. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 122) 66. New Zealand. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 123) 67. Dominion of Canada. Province of Ontario. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 124) 68. Ceylon. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 125) 69. Jamaica. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 126) 70. Denmark (the kingdom properly so-called). Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 127) 71. Norway. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 128) 72. Sweden. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 129) 73. Russia (50 governments, excluding Finland and the provinces of the Vistula and the Caucasus). Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 130) 74. Finland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 131) 75. German Empire. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 132) 76. Prussia. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 133) 77. Austria. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 134) 78. Hungary. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 135) 79. Roumania. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 136) 80. Bulgaria. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 137) 81. Servia. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 138) 82. The Netherlands. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 139) 83. Belgium. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 140) 84. France. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 141) 85. Switzerland. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 142) 86. Spain (including the Balearic, Canary Islands and Ceuta). Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 143) 87. Italy. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 144) 88. Japan. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(Page 145) 89. Chili. Population, marriages, births, and deaths, 1881-1908
(327 pages) Abstracts
Abstracts(Pages 147-228) Births, deaths, and marriages
Births, deaths, and marriages(Pages 148-209) Births (distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate), deaths and marriages registered in England and Wales, and in the several registration divisions, counties, and districts; and births and deaths in sub-districts
Births (distinguishing legitimate and illegitimate), deaths and marriages registered in England and Wales, and in the several registration divisions, counties, and districts; and births and deaths in sub-districts(Pages 148-149) Registration divisions and counties
(Pages 150-209) Registration districts and sub-districts
Registration districts and sub-districts(Pages 150-153) London
(Pages 153-160) South East
(Pages 161-166) South Midland
(Pages 166-171) East
(Pages 171-178) South West
(Pages 179-186) West Midland
(Pages 186-190) North Midland
(Pages 190-194) North West
(Pages 195-200) Yorkshire
(Pages 200-204) North
(Pages 204-209) Wales
(Pages 210-213) Marriages, analysis of, in registration divisions and counties; showing, (a) mode of solemnization, (b) number in each quarter of the year, (c) previous civil condition of persons married, (d) marriages of persons not of full age, and (e) signatures by mark in marriage register
(Pages 214-220) Ages of persons married in England and Wales and in London, distinguishing ages of bachelors, spinsters, widowers, widows
(Pages 221-228) Marriages in London
(Pages 229-280) Deaths in workhouses, hospitals, lunatic asylums, and idiot asylums
Deaths in workhouses, hospitals, lunatic asylums, and idiot asylums(Page 229) Note
(Pages 230-280) Deaths of males and females in public institutions
Deaths of males and females in public institutions(Pages 230-231) Registration divisions and counties
(Pages 232-280) Registration districts and sub-districts
Registration districts and sub-districts(Pages 232-235) London
(Pages 236-244) South East
(Pages 244-248) South Midland
(Pages 248-251) East
(Pages 251-256) South West
(Pages 256-262) West Midland
(Pages 262-264) North Midland
(Pages 265-269) North West
(Pages 269-274) Yorkshire
(Pages 274-277) North
(Pages 277-280) Wales
(Pages 281-290) 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 281-290) Deaths of males and females at different age-periods, in registration divisions and counties
(Pages 291-473) Causes of death at different periods of life in England and Wales 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 Wales and in London. Causes of death in registration counties. Deaths from several causes in registration divisions, counties, and districts. Violent deaths(Pages 292-311) Causes of death of males and females at different periods of life in England and Wales
Causes of death of males and females at different periods of life in England and Wales(Pages 312-313) Deaths of males and females at different periods of life in England and Wales, certified as from infective processes
(Pages 314-333) Causes of death of males and females at different periods of life in London
(Pages 334-335) Deaths of males and females at different periods of life in London, certified as from infective processes
(Pages 336-405) Causes of death of males and females in each registration county
(Pages 406-448) Deaths from several causes, and inquest cases, in registration divisions, counties, and districts
Deaths from several causes, and inquest cases, in registration divisions, counties, and districts(Pages 406-407) Registration divisions
(Pages 408-417) Registration counties
(Pages 418-448) Registration districts
Registration districts(Pages 418-419) London
(Pages 419-423) South East
(Pages 423-426) South Midland
(Pages 426-429) East
(Pages 429-432) South West
(Pages 432-436) West Midland
(Pages 436-438) North Midland
(Pages 438-440) North West
(Pages 440-443) Yorkshire
(Pages 443-445) North
(Pages 445-448) Wales
(Pages 449-467) Deaths from accident and negligence in England and Wales, distinguishing age, and cause or nature of accident; males and females
(Pages 468-469) Deaths from suicide in England and Wales, distinguishing age and method; males and females
(Pages 470-471) Deaths from murder in England and Wales, distinguishing age and method; males and females
(Pages 472-473) Deaths from manslaughter in England and Wales, distinguishing age and method; males and females
(55 pages) Indexes
Indexes(Pages 474-498) Indexes of registration districts, of sub-districts, and of urban districts, referring to numbers used in the several tables of abstracts
Indexes of registration districts, of sub-districts, and of urban districts, referring to numbers used in the several tables of abstracts(Pages 474-477) Registration districts
(Pages 478-487) Registration sub-districts
(Pages 488-498) Urban districts
(Pages 499-502) Changes in the constitution of registration districts and sub-districts
(Pages 503-528) Alphabetical index to report, tables, and abstracts