General report, 1931
Table of Contents
(Pages 1-8) Title page, note and contents
(21 pages)
I. Preparation and procedure
I. Preparation and procedure(Page 1) 1. Introduction
(Pages 1-9) 2. Preparations for the census
2. Preparations for the census(Pages 1-3) (A) Legislation
(Pages 3-4) (B) Preparation of the census schedule
(Page 5) (C) Scheme of tabulation
(Pages 5-9) (D) Preparatory work in connection with enumeration
(D) Preparatory work in connection with enumeration(Page 5) (1) Preparation of plan of division
(Pages 5-6) (2) Appointment of enumerators
(Pages 6-7) (3) Appointment of census advisory officers
(Page 7) (4) Mercantile marine and other civilian shipping
(Page 7) (5) Naval, military and air forces
(Pages 7-8) (6) Miscellaneous
(Pages 8-9) (7) Publicity
(7) Publicity(Pages 9-10) 3. Scheme of publication of reports
(Pages 11-12) 4. Enumeration
4. Enumeration(Pages 12-20) 5. Procedure after census day
5. Procedure after census day(Page 12) (A) Preliminary report
(Pages 12-20) (B) Census office operations
(B) Census office operations(Page 13) (1) Preparation of plans of division
(Page 13) (2) Revision of schedules and enumeration books
(Pages 13-15) (3) Coding
(3) Coding(Pages 15-16) (4) Punching
(Pages 16-18) (5) Machine tabulation
(5) Machine tabulation(Page 17) (A) Automatic gang punches
(Page 17) (B) Sorting machines
(Pages 17-18) (C) Printing, counting, sorting machines
(Page 18) (6) Abstraction of statistics of dwellings
(Page 19) (7) Aggregation of results (tabling)
(Pages 19-20) (8) Staff employed
(Pages 20-21) 6. Cost of the census
(54 pages) II. Population
II. Population(Pages 21-26) 1. Population of England and Wales
1. Population of England and Wales(Page 22) I. Population 1801-1931, England and Wales
(Page 23) Diagrams A-C. Population of England and Wales at each census since 1801; amount and rate of increase of population in each intercensal period since 1801
(Page 24) II. Intercensal movements, 1871-1931 (numbers)
(Page 24) III. Intercensal movements, 1871-1931 (percentages)
(Page 25) IV. Births and deaths, 1921-1935
(Pages 26-28) 2. Migration and other miscellaneous movements
2. Migration and other miscellaneous movements(Page 27) V. Migration extracted from Board of Trade journal
(Pages 28-30) 3. Intercensal estimates of population
3. Intercensal estimates of population(Page 28) VI. Intercensal estimates of population, England and Wales, 1921-1931
(Page 29) Diagram D. Intercensal estimates of population of England and Wales, 1921-1931
(Page 30) VII. Census populations and approximate decennial increases per cent. in England and Wales and in certain other countries
(Page 31) 4. International changes in population
(Pages 31-32) 5. Density of population
5. Density of population(Page 31) VIII. Densities at each census, England and Wales, 1801-1931
(Pages 32-34) 6. Population in geographical regions of England and Wales
6. Population in geographical regions of England and Wales(Page 32) IX. 1931 Population and acreage of regions
(Page 33) X. Intercensal movements of population in regions, 1911-1931
(Pages 34-36) 7. Population in counties
7. Population in counties(Page 35) XI. Administrative counties (including county boroughs) arranged in order of enumerated population, 1931
(Page 35) XII. Administrative counties (including county boroughs) arranged in order of 1921-1931 increase per cent. of population, and showing the increase per cent. of population in the intercensal periods 1921-1931 and 1911-1921 respectively and the percentage gain or loss by migration 1921-1931
(Pages 36-37) 8. Density of population in counties
8. Density of population in counties(Page 37) XIII. Density of population in administrative counties with associated county boroughs, England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Pages 37-41) 9. Population in urban and rural density aggregates
9. Population in urban and rural density aggregates(Page 38) XIV. Comparison of aggregates of urban and rural districts, England and Wales, 1891-1931
(Page 39) XV. Comparison of resident populations in urban and rural aggregates, England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Page 40) XVI. Classification of urban districts by population, England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Pages 41-42) 10. London administrative county, outer ring and adjacent Metropolitan areas
10. London administrative county, outer ring and adjacent Metropolitan areas(Pages 43-48) 11. Analysis of movement in the Metropolitan area since 1921
11. Analysis of movement in the Metropolitan area since 1921(Page 44) XIX. Percentage increase of resident population in England and Wales and four metropolitan aggregates and comparison between the Metropolitan aggregates and England and Wales, 1921-1934
(Page 46) XX. Populations and triennial increases Metropolitan areas
(Page 47) XXI. 1931 position and subsequent triennial increases Metropolitan areas
(Pages 48-52) 12. Large towns
12. Large towns(Pages 49-51) XXII. Population 1911-1931 towns with populations of over 50, 000, arranged according to size
(Pages 53-54) 13. Smaller towns
(Pages 54-55) 14. Civil parishes and wards of urban areas
(Pages 55-60) 15. Parliamentary areas
15. Parliamentary areas(Page 56) XXIII. Population and electorate (excluding universities), England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Page 57) XXIV. Distribution of population in constituencies, 1911, 1921 and 1931
(Page 58) XXV. Constituencies with more than 100, 000 population per member in 1931
(Page 59) XXVI. Constituencies with less than 50, 000 population per member in 1931
(Page 59) XXVII. Constituencies returning two members
(Page 60) XXVIII. University electors, 1921 and 1931
(Page 60) 16. Ecclesiastical areas
(Pages 60-61) 17. Other areas
(Pages 61-63) 18. Institutions and special classes
18. Institutions and special classes(Page 62) XXIX. Institutional and other special types of population in England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Page 63) XXX. Institutional and other special types of population age distribution
(Pages 63-74) 19. Boundary changes arising out of the operation of section 46 of the local government act, 1929
19. Boundary changes arising out of the operation of section 46 of the local government act, 1929(Pages 63-66) (A) Urban and rural changes
(A) Urban and rural changes(Pages 64-65) XXXI. Comparative urban and rural populations (1931 census) of areas as constituted at census day, 1931, and after completion of changes made under the Local Government Act, 1929
(Pages 66-67) (B) Changes of boundary of administrative counties with associated county boroughs
(B) Changes of boundary of administrative counties with associated county boroughs(Page 67) XXXII. Acreage and population at the census of 1931 of counties with their associated county boroughs as constituted (1) at census of 1931, and (2) after completion of changes under Local Government Act, 1929
(Pages 67-69) (C) County borough changes
(C) County borough changes(Pages 67-68) XXXIII. 1931 census populations of regional aggregates of county boroughs and of altered county boroughs as constituted (1) at census of 1931, and (2) after completion of changes under Local Government Act, 1929
(Pages 69-71) (D) Administrative counties and their constituent administrative areas, before and after the operation of changes under section 46 of the Local Government Act, 1929
(D) Administrative counties and their constituent administrative areas, before and after the operation of changes under section 46 of the Local Government Act, 1929(Pages 69-70) XXXIV. Numbers of county boroughs, Metropolitan boroughs, municipal boroughs, urban districts, rural districts and civil parishes in each county of England and Wales at the census of 1931 and after changes under Local Government Act, 1929
(Pages 71-73) (E) Size of reconstituted areas
(E) Size of reconstituted areas(Page 72) XXXV. Distribution of Metropolitan boroughs, municipal boroughs and urban districts as constituted at the census of 1931, and after the completion of changes under the Local Government Act, 1929, according to the size of their respective populations as enumerated at the census of 1931 in each case
(Page 73) XXXVI. Numbers of detached parts of civil parishes by counties, 1931
(Page 74) (F) Detached parts
(Page 74) III. Buildings, dwellings, rooms and families
(31 pages) IV. Sexes, ages and marital conditions
IV. Sexes, ages and marital conditions(Pages 74-76) 1. Sexes
1. Sexes(Page 75) XXXVII. Excess of females by age groups, England and Wales
(Pages 76-77) 2. Regional and county variations in sex proportions
2. Regional and county variations in sex proportions(Page 77) XXXVIII. Highest and lowest proportions of females per 1, 000 males in Metropolitan boroughs, county boroughs and administrative counties
(Page 78) 3. Sex proportions in other countries
3. Sex proportions in other countries(Page 78) XXXIX. Countries arranged in order of 1931 sex proportions, showing also 1921 comparisons
(Pages 78-99) 4. Ages
4. Ages(Page 80) Diagrams E and F. Population by single years of age, and graduated populations at single years of age, distinguishing males and females (England and Wales)
(Page 81) Diagram G. Census 1931. Age dristribution (England and Wales)
(Page 83) XL. Population of England and Wales in age groups, 1931 and 1921, and its distribution per 10, 000
(Page 84) Diagrams H and J. Population by quinquennial groups of age, 1891-1931. Males and Females (England and Wales)
(Page 86) XLI. Population in age groups and distribution per 1, 000 total population at successive censuses, England and Wales, 1881-1931
(Pages 87-90) (A) Sections of the country
(A) Sections of the country(Pages 88-89) XLII. Sex and age constitution of sections of the population
(Pages 90-96) (B) Mis-statements of age
(B) Mis-statements of age(Pages 91-93) (1) Local errors
(Pages 93-96) (2) Other age inconsistencies
(2) Other age inconsistencies(Page 95) XLIII. Comparison of 1931 census populations at ages over 10 with survivors from the 1921 census
(Pages 96-99) (C) Graduation of ages
(C) Graduation of ages(Page 98) XLIV. Ungraduated and graduated survivorship ratios. Ages 0-30, 1931
(Pages 98-99) XLV. Enumerated and graduated populations. Census 1931
(Pages 100-104) 5. Marital condition
5. Marital condition(Page 100) XLVI. Distribution by sex, age and marital condition, 1931
(Pages 102-103) XLVII. Marital conditions: Proportions by sex in age groups, England and Wales (1891-1931) and geographical regions (1931)
(61 pages) V. Occupation and industry
V. Occupation and industry(Pages 104-105) 1. Introductory
(Pages 105-108) 2. Scope of inquiry
(Pages 108-110) 3. Classification and analysis of material
(Pages 110-156) 4. General analysis by occupation and industry
4. General analysis by occupation and industry(Pages 112-116) XLVIII. Occupations of males and females aged 14 and over: Proportions according to marital condition and industrial status, England and Wales, 1931
(Pages 117-119) XLIX. Industry: Analysis by industrial status of orders, sub-orders and certain numerically important industries, England and Wales, 1931
(Pages 119-123) L. Percentages occupied and out of work in regions, counties, county boroughs, and other urban areas with populations exceeding 50, 000
(Pages 124-125) LI. Distribution of population over 14 years of age by occupational order and region
(Pages 126-128) I. Fishermen
I. Fishermen(Pages 127-128) LII. Fishermen: Distribution in 1921 and 1931
(Page 128) LIII. Fishermen: Distribution in certain county areas, 1891-1931
(Pages 128-132) II. Agricultural occupations
II. Agricultural occupations(Page 129) LIV. Agricultural workers in urban and rural areas of England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Page 130) LV. Proportions of agricultural workers in the rural parts of counties, 1931
(Page 131) LVI. Agricultural occupations in the aggregates of rural districts in counties, 1931
(Pages 132-138) III. Mining and quarrying occupations
III. Mining and quarrying occupations(Page 132) LVII. Occupations of males in and about coal and shale mines, England and Wales, 1921 and 1931
(Pages 133-136) LVIII. Mining and quarrying occupations. Males. 1921 and 1931
(Page 137) LIX. Coal and shale miners: Occupational distribution in certain counties
(Page 138) IV. Workers in the treatment of non-metalliferous mine and quarry products
(Page 138) V. Makers of bricks, pottery and glass
(Pages 138-139) VI. Workers in chemical processes; makers of paints, oils, etc
(Pages 139-140) VII. Metal workers (not electro plate or precious metals)
(Page 140) VIII. Workers in precious metals and electro plate
(Pages 140-141) IX. Electrical apparatus makers and fitters and electricians
(Page 141) X. Makers of watches, clocks and scientific instruments
(Page 141) XI. Workers in skins and leather, and makers of leather and leather substitute goods (not boots or shoes)
(Pages 141-142) XII. Textile workers
(Pages 142-144) XIII. Makers of textile goods and articles of dress
XIII. Makers of textile goods and articles of dress(Page 143) LX. Textile workers: Geographical and occupational distribution
(Page 144) LXI. Makers of textile goods and articles of dress: Distribution summary
(Pages 144-145) XIV. Makers of foods, drinks and tobacco
(Page 145) XV. Workers in wood and furniture
(Pages 145-146) XVI. Makers of and workers in paper and cardboard; bookbinders, etc
(Page 146) XVII. Printers and photographers
(Pages 146-147) XVIII. Builders, bricklayers, stone and slate workers; contractors
(Page 147) XIX. Painters and decorators
(Page 147) XX. Workers in other materials
(Pages 147-148) XXI. Workers in mixed or undefined materials
(Page 148) XXII. Persons employed in transport and communication
(Pages 149-150) XXIII. Commercial, finance and insurance occupations
XXIII. Commercial, finance and insurance occupations(Page 149) LXII. Proprietors and assistants in retail businesses, England and Wales
(Page 150) XXIV. Persons employed in public administration and defence
(Pages 150-151) XXV. Professional occupations
(Page 151) XXVI. Persons professionally engaged in entertainments and sport
(Pages 151-152) XXVII. Persons engaged in personal service
XXVII. Persons engaged in personal service(Page 152) LXIII. Percentages of private families with resident domestic servants to total private families, England and Wales, census 1931
(Pages 152-153) XXVIII. Clerks and draughtsmen; typists
(Page 153) XXIX. Warehousemen, storekeepers and packers
(Page 153) XXX. Stationary engine drivers, dynamo and motor attendants
(Pages 153-154) XXXI. Other and undefined workers
(Pages 154-156) XXXII. Retired or not gainfully occupied
(Pages 156-162) 5. Persons temporarily out of work
5. Persons temporarily out of work(Page 158) LXIV. Percentages out of work among occupied persons in certain industrial groups and industries, classified by sex and age, England and Wales, 1931
(Pages 159-160) LXV. Percentages out of work among occupied persons in certain occupations and occupational groups, classified by sex and age, England and Wales, 1931
(Pages 160-162) LXVI. Percentages out of work among occupied persons by regions, administrative counties, county boroughs and large towns with populations exceeding 50, 000
(Pages 162-164) 6. Comparison of the results of 1911, 1921 and 1931 by reference to sex, age and marital condition
6. Comparison of the results of 1911, 1921 and 1931 by reference to sex, age and marital condition(Page 163) LXVII. Proportions occupied per 1, 000 males and females enumerated, by age and civil condition, England and Wales, 1911, 1921 and 1931
(19 pages) VI. Birthplace and nationality
VI. Birthplace and nationality(Pages 164-168) 1. Scope of inquiry
1. Scope of inquiry(Page 166) LXVIII. Birthplaces: Numbers and proportions born
(Pages 168-169) 2. Birthplaces
2. Birthplaces(Page 168) LXIX. Birthplaces of persons, males and females
(Page 169) LXX. Birthplaces of the population at successive censuses, England and Wales, 1851-1931
(Page 169) LXXI. Birthplaces of the population at successive censuses, England and Wales, 1851-1931 (proportions per 100, 000 persons)
(Pages 170-171) 3. Natives of Scotland
3. Natives of Scotland(Page 170) LXXII. Regions, administrative counties (with associated county boroughs) and large towns with highest proportions of natives of Scotland
(Pages 171-172) 4. Natives of Ireland
4. Natives of Ireland(Page 172) LXXIII. Regions, administrative counties (with associated county boroughs) and large towns with highest proportions of natives of Ireland
(Page 172) 5. Natives of Islands of the British Seas
(Pages 173-174) 6. Natives of British dominions, colonies and dependencies
6. Natives of British dominions, colonies and dependencies(Page 173) LXXIV. Persons born in dominions, colonies, etc
(Page 174) LXXV. Regions, administrative counties (with associated county boroughs) and large towns with highest proportions of colonial born
(Pages 174-176) 7. Persons born in foreign countries
7. Persons born in foreign countries(Page 175) LXXVI. Persons born in foreign countries, distinguishing British subjects and foreigners, and enumerated in England and Wales at each census, 1851-1931
(Page 175) (A) British subjects by birth
(Page 176) (B) British subjects by naturalisation
(Page 176) 8. Persons born at sea
(Pages 176-182) 9. Foreign born persons of alien nationality
9. Foreign born persons of alien nationality(Page 177) LXXVII. Birthplaces of persons of foreign nationality 1911, 1921 and 1931
(Page 178) LXXVIII. Distribution of foreigners (including persons born abroad of unstated nationality) in England and Wales, classified by regions and in certain large towns with high proportions
(Page 179) LXXIX. Regional distribution of foreigners
(Page 180) LXXX. Distribution by sex, age and marital condition per 10, 000 persons of population born in England and Wales compared with foreign born population
(Page 181) LXXXI. Sex, age and marital condition. Distribution per 10, 000 persons (selected foreign countries
(5 pages) VII. Welsh language
VII. Welsh language(Pages 182-184) 1. Scope of inquiry
1. Scope of inquiry(Page 184) LXXXII. Proportional numbers speaking Welsh only and both English and Welsh, Wales and Monmouthshire, 1901-1931
(Pages 184-185) 2. Age distribution
2. Age distribution(Page 184) LXXXIII. Proportion per 1, 000 of the population aged three years and upwards at certain age groups returned as able to speak Welsh only and both English and Welsh, Wales and Monmouthshire, 1911, 1921 and 1931
(Pages 185-186) 3. Local distribution of the Welsh speaking population
3. Local distribution of the Welsh speaking population(Page 185) LXXXIV. Welsh speaking population, proportion per 1, 000 persons aged three years and over in counties, county boroughs and urban areas with more than 50, 000 population
(7 pages) VIII. Usual residence
VIII. Usual residence(Pages 189-190) LXXXV. Areas with enumerated population in excess of resident population
(Page 190) LXXXVI. Areas with resident population in excess of enumerated population
(7 pages) Appendices
Appendices(2 foldouts) A. Copy of householder's schedule (E), Census, England, 1931
(Pages 195-196) B. Constitution of the geographical regions, England and Wales, 1931 (with map)
(Page 197, 1 foldout) C. Constitution of Metropolitan zones and sectors (in terms of areas as existing in 1931) (with map)