Census 1961, England and Wales : preliminary report.

  • Great Britain. General Register Office.
Date:
1961
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Credit: Census 1961, England and Wales : preliminary report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Part II Statistical Notes Total Numbers. - A total of 46,071,604 persons were enumerated in England and Wales as at midnight on Sunday, 23rd April, 1961, according to the preliminary summaries furnished mainly by Enumerators. Of this number 22,298,899 were males and 23,772,705 were females. This actual (or de facto) population included all persons enumerated on land, in all craft in inland waters, and in every vessel which at midnight on Census Day was in port, or at moorings or anchorage in England and Wales, or engaged in any coastwise or fishing voyage, and which arrived in port later (in this report an adjustment has been made to take account of fishing vessels still at sea when the Tables were compiled). Ships of foreign navies were excluded. Members of the Armed Forces, of the Merchant Navy, or civilians, overseas are not included in the enumerated population which thus corresponds to the home population of England and Wales as defined and estimated at each mid-year and published in the Registrar General's Statistical Review and the Annual Estimates of Population. Net migration Natural increase Increase in population Period Births Deaths 41871-1884 1881-1891 -601 1891-1901 - 69 1901-1911 -504 1911-1921 -620 1921-1931 -170 4931-19359(30 June} 524 1939-1951 Zon 4951-1964 Including losses of 577 and 240 thousands of non-civilians and merchant seamen belonging to England and Wales who died outside the country during 1914-1918 and 1939-1948 respectively. Changes since 1951. -— As Table A shows, the population of England and Wales has increased, since the last census in 1951, by 2,314 thousands. This is more than in any previous ten-year intercensal period since 1901-11. The table shows also that this larger addition to the population is mainly attributable to a rise in the flow of births. In the intercensal period 1951-61 there were 7,121 thousand live births, rather more than in the period 1921-31, and a considerably larger flow of births (allowing for the different time interval) than in the twenty years 1931-51. As is to be expected in an ageing population, deaths at 5,159 thousand were also higher than in any corresponding period since 1911-21. Nevertheless the natural increase (excess of live births over deaths) amounted to 1,962 thousand. In addition there was a net gain by migration from other eountries of 352 thousand. Estimated population at beginning of year Change by Year (ist July) (July to June) re . Natural et 1951-1952 43,815 669 1952-1953 43,955 1953-1954 44,109 - 1954-1955 44,2714 5 1955-1956 44,444 Zo 1956-1957 44,665 0 1957-1958 44,909 14 1958-1959 45,107 48