Census of Great Britain, 1851. Education. England and Wales. Report and tables

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CENSUS OF GEEAT BRITAIN, 1861.
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EDUCATION. • *
ENGLAND AND WALES.
REPORT AND TABLES.
^re^entctt topattf ^auStS at parliament i^ Commantf at %ei: M^itStyi,
LONDON:
PRINTED BT GEORGE E. EYRE AND WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,
PRINTEKSTOTHEQt7EEK'sMOSTBXCELtBNTMAJESTY.
FOE HEEMAJESTY'S STATIONEET OFFICE.
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CONTENTS.
REPORT:—
LetterfromtheRegistrarGeneraltoViscountFalmerston
ReportfromMr.HoraceManntotheRegistrarGeneral:
DifScoltiesencounteredinprosecutingtheinquiry xni
Summaryresult - . - . xiv
Whether this result is satisfactory depends on three
questions,viz., 1. Is thenumberofscholarsincreasingf
2. Is thepresent number adequate? 3. Is the present
numberwellinstructed? - - XT
1. ProgressofpopulareducationinEngland XT TSyi
2. Actual amount(numerically) of dayschool education —
as comparedwiththeamountrequired XXI yyy
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3. Quality ofexistingInstructionindayschools xxxi ^XXXT
Numberofchildrenwhomightbeindayschools - xxxvi—xxxvii
Causeswhysomanyarenotindayschools xxxTiii—xli
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Remediesproposed - - - . xli ^xlii
Whatarethemeans and agencies bywhich education is
tobe extended? - > - --^ - xliii
Viewofexistingeducationalagencies
PbimaetEducation
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1. Day Schools
PrivateDaySchools . - • xliT xIt
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PublicSay Schools xlv IxTJi
2. Evening Schoolsfor Children IxTii
SeCONDABTEDUCATIOlf
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1. Evening SchoolsforAdults - - Isiviii ^Ixix
2. Literary,Scientific,andMechanic^.Inst.ituti.ons• Ixx
SuNDAT Schools - - > Ixxi—Ixxviii
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Presentaspectofeducationalparties IXxix ^Ixxxvii
Collateralmeansofpromotingpopular education Ixxxix
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AppendixtoReport: ^ExplanatoryNotes,Forms,andIllustrativeTables —
Modeofproculfinganddigestingthereturns - xciv—xcvi
Rulesforclassifyingdayschools - xcvi xcix
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FormFsoursmesdofforintqaubiulraytion - - .- .- .- cyciiiii—ccviixi
Occupations of children under 15 years of age in England
andWales ex cxIt
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Occupationsoftheparentsofchildrennotatschool - » , Cxv cxvii
Parliamentary return of schools and.sc.hol.ars in 1818, 1833,
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and 1851 - . cxviii cxix
Numberofchildrenateachyearofagefrombirthtofifteen - cxx
Coloreddiagram.
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CONTENTS.
SUMMARY TABLES Page
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TableA. DaySchools,SundaySchools,andEveningSchools
forAdults. {SummaryofEnglandand Wales') cxxii
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Table B. Day Schools, classified according to the sources
oftheirmaintenance. {SummarpofE—nglandand Wales') - cxxiii
SdtplementI. to Table B. ^Number of Schools
vrhich, supported principallyby Endovrments, are
partly also maintained bySubscriptions of Eeli-
gionsBodies - - — - . - CJEXiv
SupplementII.toTableB. Totalof Schoolssup-
portedinanydegreebyRelig—iousBodies cxxiv
Supplement HI.toTableB. Number of Schools
which, supported-prin.cipal-ly b-y Su-bscri•ption-s of
Religious Bodies, are partly also maintained by
—Endowments cxxv
Table C. Income of Public Day Schools, and the sources
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ofIncome - - exxvi cxxvii
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TableD. Number of Schools having Endowments of par-
ticulara—mounts - - ' - cxxviii
TableE. Number of Teachers in Public Schools; distin-
guishingadultfromjuvenileTeachers . - . cxxix
TableP.—CourseofInstructionmPublicDay Schools cxxx—cxxxi
Table G. Do. in Public and Private Day
Schools— 1 - - _ - . C3txxii
TableH. AgesofScholarsinquinquennialperiods cxxxiii
Tabj-eI. Dates at which existing Day Schools Were esta-
blished; distinguishing Public from Private Schoolsj and —
showing—eachcounty - - * - . cxxxiv cxxxv
TableK. Dales atwhich existingPublicDaySchools were
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establis—hed; distinguishingeachclassofSchools cxxxvi cxxxvii
TableL. NumberofScholars attendingcompared with the
numberon the books in each'of the various classesofDay
Schools.—(Twocounties,LancashireandLincolnshire)
TableM. ComparisonbetweentheagesofScholarsinPubUo
Day Schools, the ages of those in Private Day Schools.
(Twoco—unties,LancashireandLincolnshire)
Table N. Average annual Remuneration of Teachers in
PScnhboHolcs.D—a(yTSwcohocoolusnt;iedsi,stLianngcuaisshhiirnegatnhdeLvianrcioolunsshcilraes)ses of cxl—cxli
Table O. DaySchools,classified according to their sources
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ofmaint—enance. (In Counties) cxliii cxlvi
TableP. ^Day Schools, classified according to theirsources
of maintenance. (In forty-five of the principal Boroughs
and Large Towns) - - . _ clvii—elxviii
Table Q.—Number of Sunday Schools, Scholars, and
Teachers ; distinguishing the number belonging to each
Religiou—sBody. {SummaryofEnglandand Wales) cbdx
TableR.—Thesameparticularsastoeach County elxx—clxxxvi
Table S. The same particulars as to each of forty-five of
TatbhleeprTin.c—ipNaulmBboerrouogfhsDaayndSLchaoroglesTaonwdnSsunday- Schoo-lsinall clxxxvii—cxcii
Municip—alBoroughs - - - . . cxciv—ccvii
TabletJ. Number of Evening Schools for Adults, the
periodsduringwhichtheyareopen,theamountofpayment
required, and the number ofScholars. (In each County,
andinEnglandandWales) - - . . ccvui—ccix
TableV. CourseofInstructioninEveningSchools ccx—ccxi
Table W. Oecttpaft'onsofEveningScholars ccxii—ccxiii
CONTENTS.
DETAIMIB TABLES: Page
1. Number of Schools andScholars in the624BegistrationDistrictsor
Poor Law Unions .of Eng.land .and Wa.les; .disting.uishing.Day
Schools, Sunday Schools, and Evening Schools fbr Adults; and
showing hoth thenumherofSeholarsontheBooks,andthenumber
inAttendance ... 4_5o
2. Number ofDay andSunday Schools in the 624Districts orTTnions,
chssifiedaccordingto theirsourcesofmaintenance 54-212
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LlTBRiET, SCIBNTIFIC,ANDMeCHAOTCS'iNSTIinTIONS:
List o.fsuch .Institutio.ns, arra.nged in.Begistra.tion Dist.ricts or
PoorLawUnions 215-258
Index 261-267
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