The demography of Victorian England and Wales
By: Robert Woods.
Series: Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ;; 35
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
Subjects: England -- Population; Wales -- Population; Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Description: "The Demography of Victorian England and Wales uses the full range of nineteenth-century civil registration material to describe in detail for the first time the changing population history of England and Wales between 1837 and 1914. Its principal focus is the great demographic revolution which occurred during those years, especially the secular decline of fertility and the origins of the modern rise in life expectancy. The volume also illustrates the fundamental importance of geographical variations between urban and rural areas. This invaluable reference tool is generously illustrated with numerous tables and figures, some of the latter being in colour."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-439) and index.