Census of the British empire, 1901. : Report with summary and detailed tables for the several colonies, &c., area, houses, and population; also population classified by ages, condition as to marriage, occupations, birthplaces, religions, degrees of education, and infirmities.

  • Great Britain. Census Office.
Date:
1906
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Credit: Census of the British empire, 1901. : Report with summary and detailed tables for the several colonies, &c., area, houses, and population; also population classified by ages, condition as to marriage, occupations, birthplaces, religions, degrees of education, and infirmities. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    inust ordinarily show a larger proportion of unmarried than would be the case if the adults were relatively more numerous or the sexes more evenly balanced. In comparing the figures for several places, these disturbing factors may be eliminated by calculating the proportions among males and females at ages 15 years and upwards. The following Table shows the figures for some of the principal colonies, &e. | Proportion per 1,000 of each Sex aged 15 years and upwards. des, Unmarried. | | Married. = | Widowed. Males. | Females. Males. | Females. | Males. | Females England and Wales _... . 411 395 _ 536 497 53 108 Scotland ... FE sth B. 471 | 445 478 443 d1 112 Ireland... ms re as 560 497 382 371 58 132 Malta (Civil Population) if 44] 385 513 506 46 109 Cyprus... a oY ts 363 249 592 604 45 147 Indian Empire 2.000. 205 | 45 708 669 87 286 Ceylon... = BA mal 394 213 551 608 dD 179 Cape of Good Hope _... Se 479 318 493 558 28 124. Natal (Natives excepted) }. 500 245 473 689 27 66 Orange River Colony ... cae Lt 330 461 HY 63) 28 sa Badia veld ol ahi dlosb xlwwigag 528 428 374 Sion bg: iios Seer St. Lucia ... bia _ a 569 556 agg 346 d2 98 New South Wales* =F ms d04 380 453; 530 43 90 Victoria ... fi ia av. 502 426 447 465 51 109 Queensland A. aH se’ 572 374. d91 548 ov 73 South Australia... jee} 498 421 459 485 43 4 Western Australia ae pee 599 308 a71 594. 34 68 ‘Tasmania .. tii obi “te 501 412 454 497 45 oh New Zealand. ... a aes 929 433; 432 492 ag 75 But although the exclusion of persons under 15 years of age has removed the effect of the varying proportions of children in the population the figures are still to some extent affected by the varying proportions of older and younger persons amongst those over 15 years of age. There are also several other factors that affect the civil condition of a population, among these may be mentioned the age at which maturity is attained, religious beliefs, social customs, and climatic and economic conditions. VUL—OCCUPATIONS. It is generally admitted by the Census Authorities in all Countries that the tabulation and compilation of Occupation statistics is a work of very great difficulty ; it was stated by Dr. Ogle in the English Census Report for 1881 that the “most laborious, the most costly, and after all perhaps the least satisfactory part of the Census is that which is concerned with the Occupations of the people,” and it may be said that these remarks have greater force to-day than they had 25 years ago; as the number of distinct manufactures and industries in all civilised Countries has greatly increased, and moreover most of these manufactures and industries are continually tending towards greater sub- division. It is very doubtful whether completely satisfactory returns of Occupations can at any time be obtained except by means of specially qualified Enumerators who would personally ascertain the precise information required and enter the particulars on the Census Schedule. — Propor- tions of unmarried, married, and widowed popula- tions. Com- pletely satisfactory returns not obtainable.