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  2. History of public health in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The number of nurses rose rapidly in the 20th century. According to the 1901 United Kingdom census, there were 64,000 women nurses, along with 5,000 men. Of the total, 12,500 were trained or registered. By 1921 there were 110,000 women and 12,000 men in nursing, 25,000 were trained or registered.

  3. Census Act 1800 - Wikipedia

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    The Census Act 1800 – also known as the Population Act 1800 – (41 Geo. 3. (G.B.) c. 15) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which enabled the first Census of England, Scotland and Wales to be undertaken. The census was carried out in 1801 and has been repeated almost every ten years thereafter.

  4. Demographics of England - Wikipedia

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    Map of population density in England as at the 2011 census The non-metropolitan counties and unitary authorities of England in 2020 by total population. The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative ...

  5. List of United Kingdom censuses - Wikipedia

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    There have only been three occasions in Great Britain where the census has not been decennial: There was no census in 1941 due to the Second World War; a mini-census using a ten per cent sample of the population was conducted on 24 April 1966; and the planned Scottish 2021 census was delayed to 2022 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

  6. Vaccination Act - Wikipedia

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    The Vaccination Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. 29): . Made variolation illegal.; Provided optional vaccination free of charge. [1]In general, the disadvantages of variolation are the same as those of vaccination, but added to them is the general agreement that variolation was always more dangerous than vaccination.

  7. List of countries by population in 1800 - Wikipedia

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    Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that were having a census in the year 1800 (which were on various dates in that year). The bulk of these numbers are sourced from Alexander V. Avakov's Two Thousand Years of Economic Statistics, Volume 1, pages 21 to 24, which cover population ...

  8. Column: How a blunder by a respected medical journal is ...

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    A British Medical Journal paper about COVID deaths has been touted by the anti-vaccine camp, ... One is that far more people were exposed to COVID-19 in 2021 than in 2020. By the end of 2020 ...

  9. Demographics of the British Empire - Wikipedia

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    The empire's population was classified into white people, also referred to as Europeans, and non-white people, variously referred to as persons of color, negros and natives. [ 3 ] [ 10 ] The largest ethnic grouping in the empire was Indians (including what are now Pakistanis and Bangladeshis ), who were classified into 118 groups on the basis ...