Statistical Abstract of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
This table is compiled from the authorised statistical returns of the Government of Great Britain, and is calculated to give a general Idea of the various subjects therein.
1878—Total Population (exclusive of Army, Navy, and Merchant Service).
England and Wales |
24,854,397 |
Scotland |
3,593,029 |
Ireland |
5,350,950 |
Total |
33,799,276 |
1878—Gross public revenue |
£79,763,298 |
Gross public expenditure |
£ 82,403,495 |
1878—Total amount of National Debt |
£777, 781, 596 |
1878—Balance in the Exchequer. |
£6, 243, 389 |
1876—Gross Amount of the Annual Value of Property and Profits, Assessed to the Income Tax.
Under Schedule A |
164,816,587 |
Under Schedule B |
66,806,095 |
Under Schedule C |
41,765,002 |
Under Schedule D |
271,865,316 |
Under Schedule E |
34,014,347 |
Total value assessed |
£579,297,317 |
1877—Value of Total Imports |
£394,119,682 |
Value of Total Exports |
£252,348,020 |
Total Imports and Exports. |
£646,765,702 |
1877—Number and Amount of Money Orders issued.
Number |
18,890,692 |
Amount |
£28,474,607 |
1877—Value of the Registered Imports of Gold and Silver Bullion and Specie into the United Kingdom.
Gold |
£15,441,985 |
Silver |
21,710,814 |
|
£37,152,799 |
1877—Value of the Registered Exports of Gold and Silver Bullion and Specie.
Gold |
£20,361,386 |
Silver |
19,436,733 |
|
£39,798,119 |
1877—Amount of Gold, Silver and Copper (Bronze) Monies Coined at the Royal Mint.
Gold |
£981,468 |
Silver |
420,948 |
Copper (bronze) |
51,146 |
|
£1,453,562 |
1877—Total Amount Received from and paid to Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks, and of the computed capital of those Savings Banks at the end of the year.
Received (including interest) |
£10,009,378 |
Paid |
8,265,171 |
Computed capital |
28,740,757 |
1877—Total Amount Received and Paid by Trustees of Savings Banks from and to Depositors, and the computed capital at the end of the year.
Received |
£9,363,631 |
Interest credited |
1,246,732 |
Paid |
9,655,135 |
Computed capital |
44,238,686 |
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1878—Number of Letters, Newspapers, Book Packets, and Post Cards delivered by the Post office for the year ending 31st March.
Number of letters |
1,058,000,000 |
Number of letters Newspapers and book packets |
318,000,000 |
Number of letters Post cards |
102,000,000 |
1877—Number of Telegraphic Messages (exclusive of Press service and News Messages) forwarded from
Postal Telegraph Stations |
21,977,084 |
1877—Total Length, Capital, Passengers Conveyed, Receipts and Working Expenses in United Kingdom.
Length of lines |
miles 17,092 |
Total capital paid up |
£673,759,000 |
No. of passengers conveyed (excluding season tickets) |
551,533,000 |
No. per mile |
32,268 |
Total traffic receipts |
£60,642,000 |
Per mile |
£3,518 |
Total of working expenses |
£ 33,837,000 |
Net traffic receipts of passengers and books |
£29,135,000 |
1876—Mines—Quantity and Value of Coal and Metals produced In United Kingdom.
|
Tons. |
Value at place of production. |
Coal |
188,344,766 |
£46,670,668 |
Pig Iron |
6,555,997 |
16,062,193 |
Copper |
4,694 |
392,300 |
Metallic lead |
58,667 |
1,270,415 |
White tin |
8,000 |
675,750 |
Zinc |
6,641 |
158,011 |
Silver from lead oz. |
483,422 |
106,222 |
Other metals |
483,422 |
3,928 |
|
|
£65,339,486 |
1877—Number of Criminal Offenders Committed for Trial, Committed and Acquitted.
England and Wales |
15,890 |
11,942 |
3,903 |
Scotland |
2,677 |
2,010 |
638 |
Ireland |
3,871 |
2,303 |
1,558 |
Total |
22, 438 |
16,255 |
6,099 |
1877—Number of Emigrants of British origin only |
95,195 |
Number of Immigrants do |
81,848 |
1878—Total amount of Poor Rates received including Receipts in aid of
Poor Rates |
£12.948,174 |
Expended in actualreher of poor |
£7,400,034 |
Expended for other purposes, County and Police rates |
5,598,203 £12,998,237 |
1878—Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W |
742,703 |
Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W Scotland |
96,404 |
Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W Ireland |
85,530 |
|
924,637 |
1877 Births, Deaths and Marriages.
|
B. |
D. |
M. |
England and Wales |
887,055 |
500,348 |
194,343 |
Scotland |
126,824 |
73,946 |
25,790 |
Ireland |
139,498 |
93,509 |
25,078 |
|
1,153,377 |
667,803 |
215,211 |