18. Mrs. Butlerasked the Minister of Health what were the population densities of each county in England and Wales at the latest convenient date; and what changes in these densities are indicated by the 1961 census figures.
§ Miss PittAs the Answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Mrs. ButlerWhat arrangements is the Ministry making, following the publication of the Interim Census Report, for an urgent examination with the other Departments concerned of the health, housing, planning and employment problems involved in the excessive concentration of the population in south-east England?
§ Miss PittThese are matters for the respective Departments concerned. In particular, the question of the movement of population is one for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
§ Following are the figures:
| POPULATION DENSITIES 1951 AND 1961 | ||
| County (with any associated County Borough) | Number of persons per acre | |
| 1951 (Census) | 1961 (Census: provisional) | |
| ENGLAND | ||
| Bedfordshire | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Berkshire | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Cambridge | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Cheshire | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Cornwall | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Cumberland | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Derbyshire | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Devon | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Dorset | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Durham | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Ely, Isle of | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Essex | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Gloucester | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Hampshire | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Herefordshire | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Hertfordshire | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Kent | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Lancashire | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Leicester | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Lincolnshire (Holland) | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Lincolnshire (Kesteven) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Lincolnshire (Lindsey) | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| London | 44.7 | 42.6 |
| Middlesex | 15.3 | 15.0 |
| Norfolk | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Northamptonshire | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Northumberland | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Oxfordshire | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Peterborough, Soke of | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Rutland | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Shropshire | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Somerset | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Staffordshire | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Suffolk, East | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Suffolk, West | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Surrey | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| Sussex, East | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Sussex, West | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Warwickshire | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Westmorland | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Wight, Isle of | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Wiltshire | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Worcestershire | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Yorkshire, East Riding | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Yorkshire, North Riding | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Yorkshire, West Riding | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| County (with any associated County Borough) | Number of persons per acre | |
| 1951 (Census) | 1961 (Census: provisional) | |
| WALES | ||
| Anglesey | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Brecknockshire | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Caernarvonshire | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Denbighshire | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Flintshire | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Glamorganshire | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Merionethshire | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Radnorshire | 0.1 | 0.1 |