POST OFFICE: LETTERS, &C., AND PARCELS. No. 112.-ESTIMATED NUMBER of LETTERS, PRINTED PAPERS, NEWSPAPERS, and POST CARDS delivered by the POST OFFICE; the NUMBER of LETTERS delivered per Head of Population; and the NUMBER of PARCELS delivered. (Compiled from the Returns furnished by the General Post Office.) 1915-6 1910-1. 1911-2. 1912-3. 1913-4. 1914-5. to 1919-20. 1920-1. 1921-2. 1922-3. 1923-4. 1924-5. POST OFFICE: MONEY ORDERS. No. 113.-NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in each Division of the UNITED KINGDOM. (Compiled from Returns furnished by the General Post Office.) NOTE.-The above statement does not include Money Orders issued in the United Kingdom for payment abroad, for which see the next Table. (a) Excluding the Irish Free State. No. 114.-NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in the UNITED KINGDOM for PAYMENT in the COLONIES and in FOREIGN COUNTRIES; and the NUMBER and AMOUNT of MONEY ORDERS ISSUED in the COLONIES and in FOREIGN COUNTRIES for PAYMENT in the UNITED KINGDOM. (Compiled from Returns furnished by the General Post Office.) (a) Figures relating to the Irish Free State are included under Colonial Money Orders. POST OFFICE: POSTAL ORDERS. PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE MARKS, No. 115.-NUMBER and AMOUNT of POSTAL ORDERS ISSUED in each DIVISION of the UNITED KINGDOM. (Compiled from Returns furnished by the General Post Office.) NOTE. In addition, British Postal Orders are issued on H.M. Ships, in many British Possessions and in other places abroad, for which see the "Post Office Guide." (a) Issued as " currency during the period 7th August 1914-3rd February 1915. No. 116.-NUMBER of PATENTS APPLIED FOR and SEALED, and of (Compiled from the Annual Reports of the Comptroller-General (a) This statement relates to the number of Patents actually sealed during each year, VITAL STATISTICS-POPULATION. No. 117.-TOTAL POPULATION of each DIVISION of the UNITED KINGDOM at each CENSUS, from 1801 to 1921. (Compiled from the Census Reports for each Division of the United Kingdom) (a) The Census of Ireland in 1821 is the first which was made on such a basis as to afford a comparison with those of subsequent decades. (b) Excluding the Army, Navy, and Merchant Service at Home in 1831 and prior years, but subsequently included. (c) A Census of Ireland was not taken in 1921. No. 118.-TOTAL ESTIMATED POPULATION of each DIVISION of the UNITED KINGDOM, as at the Middle of each Year (exclusive of the ARMY, NAVY, and MERCHANT SEAMEN ABROAD.) (Compiled from the Annual Reports of the Registrars-General for each Division of the United Kingdom.) (a) Civil population only. (b) Taking into account the movements of the military. (c) No allowance made for movement of Scottish troops overseas. (d) Excluding Irish Free State. VITAL STATISTICS-DEATHS-GREAT BRITAIN. No. 118A.-DEATHS by SEX, AGE and CAUSE in NOTE.-The numbers preceding the causes of death relate to those of the Abridged International List of contents of (Compiled by the Registrars-General for 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. (a) In Scotland prior to 1921 only those cases where influenza was the sole named cause are included here. (b) In Scotland prior to 1921 deaths from acute poliomyelitis and encephalitis lethargica were included under "Other causes," and deaths from posterior basal meningitis, under "Meningitis." 3,985 33,837 36,934 35,736 35,111 23,241 3,075 2,702 111,632 |