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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 39,049 in 1801 to 267,132 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 2.76 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 3.47 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 220.9 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 150.09 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1881:

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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
WEST RIDING	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 779.
WEST RIDING	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
01 Oct 1902	was enlarged by gaining part of	WORTLEY PLU/RegD	Ecclesfield (part of) and Bradfield (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
ATTERCLIFFE	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'.
BRIGHTSIDE	Registration sub-District		01 Feb 1897	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
EAST BRIGHTSIDE	Registration sub-District	01 Feb 1897		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	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'.
HILLSBOROUGH	Registration sub-District	01 Mar 1902		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'.
NORTH SHEFFIELD	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'.
SHEFFIELD PARK	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'.
SOUTH SHEFFIELD	Registration sub-District		01 Oct 1902	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'.
SOUTH SHEFFIELD	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 BRIGHTSIDE	Registration sub-District	01 Feb 1897		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'.
ATTERCLIFFE CUM DARNALL CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1837	1902	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 508.
BRADFIELD URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1914	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 518.
BRIGHTSIDE BIERLOW CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	1837	1902	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 521.
ECCLESFIELD URBAN CP	Parish-level Unit	1921	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 539.
HANDSWORTH AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	soon after 1837	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 553.
SHEFFIELD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 604.