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• Total Population 1801 to 1911: Population grew from 9,770 in 1801 to 75,198 in 1911.
• Age Structure, in 5-year bands, from 1851 to 1911: In 1851, only 4.79 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over, but by 1911 5.7 per cent were.
• Infant Mortality Rate 1871 to 1911: The highest rate recorded was 166.1 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1871, and the lowest was 101.37 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
BERKSHIRE	Poor Law/Registration County	1850		F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 564.
BERKSHIRE	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 Jan 1889	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRADFIELD RegD/PLU		Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 Jan 1889	was enlarged by gaining part of	WOKINGHAM RegD/PLU		Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office)
01 May 1912	was enlarged by gaining part of	BRADFIELD RegD/PLU	Area: 1763 acres. Population in 1921: 3238.	1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 6, 'Intercensal Changes in Boundaries, 1911-21'.; Registrar General's Order
01 May 1914	was enlarged by gaining part of	HENLEY RegD/PLU	Area: 1467 acres. Population in 1921: 10375.	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
ST GILES	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'.
ST LAWRENCE	Registration sub-District		01 Feb 1885	Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office)
ST MARY	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'.
READING CP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 22.
READING ST GILES CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 22.
READING ST LAWRENCE CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 22.
READING ST MARY CP/AP	Parish-level Unit			F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 22.