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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 7,629 in 1801 to 119,012 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 3.55 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5.47 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 162.13 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 125.35 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
HAMPSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
HAMPSHIRE	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 Jul 1909	was enlarged by gaining part of	EASTLEIGH RegD/PLU	Portswood (part of Southampton CB), Shirley (part of Southampton CB)	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
SOUTHAMPTON	Registration sub-District		01 Jul 1909	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
SOUTHAMPTON EASTERN	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1909		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'.
SOUTHAMPTON WESTERN	Registration sub-District	01 Jul 1909		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'.
BITTERNE Tg/CP	Parish-level Unit	1924	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
NORTH STONEHAM CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1924	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
PORTSWOOD CP/Ch	Parish-level Unit	1908	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SHIRLEY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1908	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON CP	Parish-level Unit	1912	1930	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ALL SAINTS AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON HOLY ROOD CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST JOHN CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST LAWRENCE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST MARY AP/CP	Parish-level Unit	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST MICHAEL CP/AP	Parish-level Unit	1772	1912	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
SOUTHAMPTON ST NICHOLAS CP	Parish-level Unit	1920	1925	F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.