Bedford UA
Statistical comparisons will be made with West Dorset (change comparison)
Infant Mortality Rate 1861 to 2011: The highest rate recorded was 157.1 infant deaths per thousand live births in 1861, and the lowest was 4.32 in 2001.
Changing Industrial Structure 1841 to 2011: In 1841, 36.26 per cent of all workers worked in agriculture, but in 2011 this had fallen to .75 per cent.
Male Unemployment from 1931 to 2011: The highest male unemployment rate recorded by the census was 9.91 per cent in 1991, and the lowest was .94 in 1951.
Over-crowded housing, from 1911 to 2011: In 1911, 9.76 per cent of people were living in households with over 1.5 persons per room, but in 2011 this had fallen to .89 per cent.
Unitary Authority (after 2009)
Bedford UA, Bedfordshire
BEDFORD Preferred English Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
00KB Code: Office for National Statistics English 1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2011 Key Statistics)
09UD Code: Office for National Statistics English 1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
BEDFORDSHIRE Modern (post 1974) County 1-APR-2009 Census of Population (2001 Key Statistics)
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bedford UA through time | Census tables with data for the District/Unitary Authority, A Vision of Britain through Time.