Available Themes

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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 16,621 in 1801 to 199,680 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 2.65 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.3 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 168.59 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1891, and the lowest was 134.62 in 1911.
• 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

We know of no alternate names.

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
STAFFORDSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 742.
STAFFORDSHIRE	Administrative County			Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.)

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1897	was enlarged by gaining part of	KINGS NORTON RegD/PLU	Part of Smethwick lost to West Bromwich	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
HANDSWORTH	Registration sub-District			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'.
OLDBURY	Registration sub-District			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'.
WEDNESBURY	Registration sub-District			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'.
WEST BROMWICH NORTH EAST	Registration sub-District			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'.
WEST BROMWICH SOUTH WEST	Registration sub-District			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'.
HANDSWORTH CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 412.
OLDBURY CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			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'.
PERRY BARR CP/PA	Parish-level Unit	1894	1928	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 419.
WARLEY CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.
WARLEY SALOP CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.
WARLEY WIGORN CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 491.
WARLEY WOODS CP	Parish-level Unit	1928	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 427.
WEDNESBURY Ch/CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 428.
WEST BROMWICH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 405.