London Poor Law/Registration County : Life & Death Statistics

Created: 1851   Abolished: 1930

These simple graphs compare London with national trends:


We hold these detailed statistics for London, which we graph and tabulate here:

Available datasets Period covered Variables (number of categories)
Births by legitimacy 1881 to 1890 Legitimacy (2)
Births by legitimacy & sex 1881 to 1890 Legitimacy (2)
Sex (2)
Births by sex 1881 to 1890 Sex (2)
Cause of Death 1871 to 1911 Cause of Death (RG Quarterly Return definition) (10)
Deaths by sex 1881 to 1890 Sex (2)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age 1881 to 1900 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75 (11)
Cause of Death (RG 1880s DS definition) (24)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age 1871 to 1880 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75 (11)
Cause of Death (RG 1870s DS definition) (26)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age 1901 to 1910 Sex (2)
Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75 (11)
Cause of Death (RG 1900s DS definition) (24)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s 1881 to 1900 Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Cause of Death (RG 1880s DS definition) (24)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s 1871 to 1880 Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Cause of Death (RG 1870s DS definition) (26)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s 1851 to 1910 Age between birth & 5 in three bands (3)
Cause of Death (Simplified) (14)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex 1851 to 1860 Sex (2)
Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 85 (12)
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition) (23)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex 1861 to 1870 Sex (2)
Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 85 (12)
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition) (25)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s 1901 to 1910 Sex (2)
Age between birth & 5 in three bands (3)
Cause of Death (RG 1900s DS definition) (24)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s 1851 to 1860 Sex (2)
Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition) (23)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s 1861 to 1870 Sex (2)
Age in single years between birth & 5 (5)
Cause of Death (RG 1860s DS definition) (25)
Decennial Cause of Death by Age (Simplified) 1851 to 1910 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75 (11)
Cause of Death (Simplified) (14)
Infant Deaths 1871 to 1911 Infant Deaths (4)
Total Births 1881 to 1890 Total Live Births (1)
Total Deaths 1881 to 1890 Total Deaths (3)

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