General Register Office: Royal Commission on Population 1944-1949

The reports of the Royal Commission on Population, the specialist committees, the Family Census and the Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, published by H.M. Stationery Office, together with papers of the commission, the specialist committees, and the Haut Comité de la Population et de la Famille; records of meetings, papers and evidence submitted by specialist organisations, religious bodies and individuals; general and miscellaneous correspondence and specimen documents relating to the Family Census

Most of the volumes are indexed.

• Haut Comité de la Population et de la Famille, 1943-1950
• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1929-1929
• Royal Commission on Population, Biological and Medical Committee, 1944-1949
• Royal Commission on Population, Economics Committee, 1944-1949
• Royal Commission on Population, Statistics Committee, 1944-1949

Topics

Religions

Official publications

Census

The Royal Commission on Population was appointed by Royal Warrant to examine the post-war population trends in Great Britain. The brief was to investigate the causes of these trends and to consider their probable consequences and to consider what measures, if any, should be taken in the national interest to influence the future trend of population and make recommendations. Three specialist committees, Statistics, Economics, and Biological and Medical, were appointed and asked to investigate the scientific aspects of the problem and on their advice the Family Census (1946) was conducted by the Royal Commission. A fertility enquiry was also conducted by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Meetings with representatives of the Haut Comité de la Population et de la Famille took place in London and Paris. The General Register Offices for England and Wales and Scotland and other government departments gave assistance with a number of special enquiries.