Show census statistics A preliminary census volume just issued gives the population of the five largest cities of england exclusive of london as follows liverpool Manc manchester liester IGO bit cinningham Hinn min ingham Kham 52 1821 leeds sheffield the total number ot of males in england and wales is ot of females men serving abroad in the army navy and acri linol marine be log ing excluded seventy seven lieven per cent of the total population is in the cities and 23 per cent is in rural districts as against 75 and 25 per cent respectively la in 1891 the population of ireat areat britain almost doubled during the victorian era but ireland declined f from in 1821 to 4 in 1001 the mean annual death late has been steadily declining since 1861 the birth rate has bas declined with still greater rapidity |