Preface

Next Selection Previous Selection

PRELIMINARY REPORT

ON THE

THIRTEENTH CENSUS OF SCOTLAND.

---

CENSUS OFFICE,     NEW REGISTER HOUSE,         EDINBURGH, 19 August , 1921.

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROBERT MUNRO, K.C., M.P.,
His Majesty's Secretary of State for Scotland.

SIR,

In conformity with the Census Act 1920 and with the Census Order 1920, the Thirteenth Census of Scotland fell to be taken on 24th April of the present year, but, on account of extensive industrial unrest at the time, the taking of the Census was postponed until 19th June, and the tables which I now have the honour to submit are a preliminary analysis of the population figures of Scotland at the latter date. The necessity for a change of date was in many ways unfortunate. It may perhaps not materially influence the Censal population of the country as a whole, but without doubt it has affected certain local populations in marked degree, and thus interferes to a considerable extent with accurate comparison between the results of tins and of previous Censuses. The populations more especially affected by the change of date are those of seaside and other such resorts.

This Report is largely based on summaries compiled by the registrars' from the Enumeration Books into which the contents of the Census Schedules were transcribed by the Enumerators. These summaries have all been carefully checked and are believed to be substantially correct, but, as there has as yet been no opportunity for a thorough examination and verification of the Enumeration Books themselves, absolute accuracy cannot be guaranteed, and it is probable that some of the figures now presented may require amendment when the results of the Census come to be fully tabulated for the purpose of the final report. Though provisional the figures may be accepted as substantially correct.

The tables appended to this Report set forth seriatim the population figures of Scotland, of each county, burgh, county district, parish, registration district and parliamentary constituency, and also of each national health insurance area, this last being introduced to show the outcome of the question put in the Householder's Schedule as to whether each person is or is not entitled to medical benefit under the National Health Insurance Acts. A table showing the numbers speaking Gaelic is also appended.

Next Selection Previous Selection