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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 25,529 in 1801 to 191,907 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.39 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.18 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 183.75 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 154.53 in 1881.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
ST SAVIOURS	Official	English		01 Apr 1901	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.
SOUTHWARK	Preferred	English	01 Apr 1901		Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST SAVIOUR SOUTHWARK	Alternate	English			1871 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area; Houses and Inhabitants, 1861 and 1871, in the Parishes and Places comprised in each Superintendent Registrar's District'.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LONDON	Poor Law/Registration County	01 Apr 1857		1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.
LONDON	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)
SURREY	Poor Law/Registration County		1889	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 644.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
01 Jan 1870	was enlarged by the abolition of	NEWINGTON ST MARY RegD/PLPar	Newington merged into St. Saviour Southwark	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1870	was enlarged by the abolition of	SOUTHWARK ST GEORGE THE MARTYR RegD/PLPar	St. George Southwark merged into St. Saviour Southwark	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOROUGH ROAD	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1870	01 Jul 1903	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
CHRISTCHURCH AND ST SAVIOUR SOUTHWARK	Registration sub-District	01 Aug 1906		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
CHRISTCHURCH SOUTHWARK	Registration sub-District		01 Aug 1906	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
KENT ROAD	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1870		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
LONDON ROAD	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1870	01 Jul 1903	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NEWINGTON NORTH	Registration sub-District	01 May 1904		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
NEWINGTON SOUTH	Registration sub-District	01 May 1904		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST GEORGE THE MARTYR WEST	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1903		1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
ST MARY NEWINGTON	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1870	01 Mar 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST PETER WALWORTH	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1870	01 Mar 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
ST SAVIOUR SOUTHWARK	Registration sub-District		01 Aug 1906	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
TRINITY NEWINGTON	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1870	01 Mar 1904	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
NEWINGTON Vest/AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 486.
SOUTHWARK CHRISTCHURCH ParLib/CP	Parish-level Unit		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 490.
SOUTHWARK ST GEORGE THE MARTYR Vest/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1869	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.
SOUTHWARK ST SAVIOUR AP/CP	Parish-level Unit		1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 491.