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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 8,180 in 1801 to 233,151 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.73 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 4.5 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 139.53 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 108.17 in 1881.
• 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
WORCESTERSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 761.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date	Type of change	Other unit involved	Area transferred	Authority
09 Nov 1897	was reduced to enlarge	WEST BROMWICH RegD/PLU	Part of Smethwick lost to West Bromwich	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1904	was reduced to enlarge	BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU	Parish of Beoley (part of)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Dec 1909	was enlarged by gaining part of	STOURBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Parish of Quinton	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Oct 1912	was reduced to enlarge	ASTON PLU/RegD	Population in 1921: 63.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912	was reduced to enlarge	ASTON PLU/RegD	Population in 1921: 63.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912	was reduced to enlarge	BIRMINGHAM RegD/Inc/PLU	Population in 1921: 2188.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912	was reduced to enlarge	BIRMINGHAM RegD/Inc/PLU	Population in 1921: 2188.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912	was reduced to enlarge	BROMSGROVE RegD/PLU	Area: 8971 acres. Population in 1921: 2239.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 Oct 1912	was reduced to enlarge	STOURBRIDGE RegD/PLU	Area: 209 acres. Population in 1921: 18.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BALSALL HEATH	Registration sub-District	01 Jan 1908		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'.
EDGBASTON	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'.
KINGS NORTON	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'.
SMETHWICK	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'.
BALSALL HEATH CP	Parish-level Unit	1894	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 437.
BEOLEY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 473.
EDGBASTON CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1836	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 444.
HARBORNE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit		1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 413.
KINGS NORTON Ch/CP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 482.
NORTHFIELD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1836	1911	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 485.
QUINTON CP/Tn	Parish-level Unit	01 Dec 1904	1912	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'.
SMETHWICK CP	Parish-level Unit	1894		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 422.
UNNAMED CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 490.