1951 United Kingdom census

The United Kingdom Census 1951 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland carried out on 8 April 1951. It was the first to ask about household amenities and the largest so far attempted in the country.[1]

There was no census taken in 1941 due to the Second World War, but the register compiled as a result of the National Registration Act 1939, which was released into the public domain on a subscription basis in 2015 with some redactions, captures many of the same details as a census.[2]

Release

The census was conducted under the Census Act 1920 which prohibits disclosure. It is expected, however, that it will be released in 2052.[1]

See also

References
  1. General Register Office: 1951 Census Returns. The National Archives. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. World War II: 'Wartime Domesday' book showing life in 1939 to be made publicly available online. The Independent, 1 November 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
Preceded by
1931		 UK census
1951		 Succeeded by
1961


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