HC Deb 02 April 1914 vol 60 cc1379-80W
Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTT

asked the President of the Local Government Board whether it is proposed to publish as heretofore a volume of Census statistics for each county; and, if so, when the issue of this series will commence?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

A series of volumes of Census statistics for counties is now in course of preparation; some of the smaller counties will be grouped with adjoining counties. It is feared that the publication of this series cannot commence before July.

Administrative Counties (with Associated County Boroughs). Population. Actual Increase. Proportional Increase per cent.
1901. 1911.
Middlesex … … … 792,476 1,126,465 333,989 42.1
Monmouthshire … … … 298,076 395,719 97,643 328
Glamorganshire … … … 859,931 1,120,910 260,979 30.3
Surrey … … … 653,661 815,578 191,917 294
Essex … … … 1,083,998 1,350,881 266,83 24.6
Hertfordshire … … … 258,423 311,284 52,861 205
In fourteen counties the actual increase was greater, but the proportional increase was less than in Hertfordshire. These counties were:—
Hampshire (including Isle of Wight) … 799,582 950,579 150,997 18[...]9
Nottinghamshire … … … 514,459 604,098 89,639 17.4
Worcestershire … … … 452,759 526,087 73,328 16.2
Northumberland … … … 603,119 69[...],893 93,774 15[...]5
Durham … … … 1,187,474 1,369,860 182,386 15.4
Cheshire … … … 835,941 954,779 118,838 14.2
Derbyshire … … … 599.694 683,423 83,729 14.0
Lincolnshire (Parts of Holland, Kesteven and Lindsey) 500.022 563,9[...]0 63 938 12.8
Warwickshire … … … 940.879 1,040,409 99,530 10.6
Yorkshire, West Riding … … … 2,761,321 3,045,377 284,656 10.3
Sussex (East and West) … … … 602.255 [...]63,378 61,123 10[...]1
Staffordshire … … … 1,236,919 1,348,259 111,340 9.0
Lancashire … … … 4,378,293 4,767,832 389,539 8.9
Kent … … … 961,1391,045,591 84,452 8.8

The counties in which the population decreased were:—
Administrative Counties (with Associated County Boroughs). Population. Actual Decrease. Proportional Decrease per cent.
1901. 1911.
London … … … … 4,536,267 4,521,685 14,582 0.3
Cumberland … … … … 266,933 265,746 1,187 0.4
Carnarvonshire … … … … 125,649 125,043 606 0.5
Westmorland … … … … 64,409 63,575 834 1.3
Cardiganshire … … … … 61,078 59.879 1,199 2.0
Radnorshire … … … … 23,281 22,590 691 3.0
Montgomeryshire … …… … 54,901 53,146 1,755 3.2
Merionethshire … … … … 48,852 45,565 3,287 6.7

Mr. C. BATHURST

asked the President of the Local Government Board in which of the counties of England and Wales the greatest increase in population took place between 1901 and 1911; what was the proportion of such increase; in what counties the greatest decrease took place; and what was the proportion of such decrease?

Mr. HERBERT SAMUEL

The greatest proportional increase of population between 1901 and 1911 was in the administrative county of Middlesex, and the greatest proportional decrease in the administrative county of Merioneth. In six counties the proportional increase exceeded 20 per cent., as follows:—