S.I. No. 96/1936 - The Statistics (Census of Population) Order, 1936.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1936. No. 96.

THE STATISTICS (CENSUS OF POPULATION) ORDER, 1936.

THE STATISTICS (CENSUS OF POPULATION) ORDER, 1936, MADE BY THE MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF SECTION 16 of THE STATISTICS ACT, 1926 .

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section (1) of Section 16 of the Statistics Act, 1926 , that the Minister for Industry and Commerce may by Order do all or any of the following things, that is to say :—

(a) Prescribe the subject matter, nature, character and periodicity of the statistics to be collected under this Act, and the time at or the occasion on which the same are to be collected.

(b) Prescribe, subject to the provisions of this Section, the persons or classes of persons by whom returns are to be made or information is to be given for the purpose of any statistics collected under this Act.

(c) Make regulations for the collection, compilation, abstraction, or publication of statistics generally, or any particular class or classes of statistics under this Act.

(d) Prescribe the schedules, forms, instructions and other documents to be used in the collection, compilation, abstraction, or publication of statistics generally, or of any particular class or classes of statistics under this Act.

(e) Prescribe any matter or thing which is referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed by regulations made under this Act.

NOW, therefore, the Minister for Industry and Commerce, in pursuance of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (1) of Section 16 of the Statistics Act, 1926 , and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, does hereby order :—

1. Statistics shall be collected of the following subject matter, nature and character, that is to say :—

(a) Population.

(b) Names, sex and age.

(c) Occupation, profession, trade or employment.

(d) Birthplace, language.

(e) Religious beliefs.

(f) Conditions as to marriage, relation to head of family.

(g) Unemployment.

(h) Houses and buildings, inhabited or uninhabited or in course of erection,

as of Sunday, the 26th day of April, 1936.

2. The following are the persons, or classes of persons, by whom returns are to be made, or information is to be given, for the purpose of the said statistics, that is to say :—

(a) The head or other person acting as head of a private household, or

(b) the person in charge of an institution, such as a boardinghouse, common or other lodging-house, club, hotel, boarding school, boarding college, convent, monastery, barrack, county home, hospital, mental hospital, prison, etc., or

(c) the Master or other person in charge of a steamer, sailing vessel, yacht, fishing boat, etc., in any bay, creek, harbour, port, lake, river, canal, etc., and, generally, in waters within the jurisdiction of Saorstát Eireann ; or

(d) individuals.

3. (a) Returns shall be made, information shall be given, and the statistics shall be collected in the manner provided by the forms, schedules, and other documents set out in the Schedule hereto.

(b) the collection of the statistics shall be carried out through members of the Gárda Síochána, under arrangements to be made with the Minister for Justice.

4. The forms, schedules, and other documents set out in the Schedule hereto shall be used for the collection of the said statistics.

5. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Statistics (Census of Population) Order, 1936.

By Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

Dated this first day of April, 1936.

(Signed) JOHN LEYDON,

Secretary,

Department of Industry and Commerce.

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING ORDER.

I.—Form A. Census of the Irish Free State, 1936.

II.—Statistics relating to Population of Irish Free State, 1936.

III.—Saorstát Eireann, Census of Population, 1936. Form B. House and Building Return.

FORM A.—CENSUS OF THE IRISH FREE STATE. 1936

Question (p) :—

FORM A.—CENSUS OF THE IRISH FREE STATE, 1936.

Important.—Read the Instructions and Examples on Memorandum A, and then fill up the Schedule carefully in ink.

Strictly Confidential. This Return may be made in Irish or English. The Form in Irish is on the other side.

This Form, when filled in, should be kept carefully till called for.

(a) Name and Surname. Of every person who is alive at midnight on the night of Sunday, 26th April, 1936, and who, whether as member of the family or as visitor, boarder or servant in the household or establishment;—

(1) Passes that night in the dwelling of the household or establishment, or

(2) Arrives and is received into the household or establishment on the morning of Monday, 27th April, 1936, not having already been enumerated elsewhere.

No one else must be included.

(For order of entering names see Examples on accompanying Memorandum A.)

(b) Relationship to Head of Household. State whether " Head," or "Wife," " Mother," " Son," " Daughter," " Step-son," or other Relative, " Visitor," " Boarder," or " Servant." Daughter or other relative on a visit to father's house should be entered as " Visitor." (See Examples.)

(c) Sex. If Male, write " M." If Female, write " F."

(d) Marriage or Orphanhood. For persons aged 15 years and over, write " Single," " Married," " Widower," or " Widow." For children aged under 15 state in respect of parents whether " Both parents alive," " Father is dead," " Mother is dead," or " Both parents dead." (See Examples.)

(e) Age. In Years and Months. Great care should be taken to give exact age in years and months. (See Examples.)

(f) Birthplace. (1) If born in Ireland, write the name of the County and of the Townland or Town. (2) If born outside Ireland, write the name of the Country, and of the County or State, Province or District, or if born at sea, write " At sea." (See Examples.)

(g) Irish Language. (1) Write " Irish only " opposite name of person who can speak only Irish. (2) Write " Irish and English " opposite name of person who can speak Irish and English. (3) For persons who can read but cannot speak Irish, write " Read, but cannot speak Irish." (4) Do not write anything opposite names of persons who can neither read nor speak Irish. (See Examples.)

(h) Religion. State here the particular Religion or Religious Denomination to which each person belongs. (Members of Protestant Denominations should state the name of the particular Religious Body, Denomination or Community to which they belong.)

Occupation and Employment of Each Person 14 Years of Age and Over.

(k) Personal Occupation. State here the precise branch of Profession, Trade, Manufacture, Service, &c. For persons working in connection with Agriculture, such descriptions as " Assisting on Father's Farm," " Farm Labourer," " Farmer," " Assisting on Neighbour's Farm," " Land Steward," &c., will be sufficient. Where the occupation is connected with Trade or Manufacture, the reply should be sufficient to show the particular kind of Work done, the Material worked in, and the Article made or dealt in, if any. The reply should be sufficient to distinguish Dealers from Makers. If at present Out of Work,add " Out of Work for—" stating period of Unemployment. (See instructions 1 to 9 and Examples in Memorandum A.)

(l) Employer and Employer's Business. (1) If working for an Employer, state name and business of Employer (person, public body, &c.). If employed in connection with employer's farm state also the area of farm in statute acres.* (2) If at present Out of Work, give same particulars as above for last employer. (3) If employing paid persons for purposes of the principal business, write, " Employer." (4) If working on own account, and not employing paid persons for purposes of business, write " Own account."

Note.—For Domestic Servants and others in private personal service, write " Private." (See instructions 1 to 9 and Examples.)

Unemployment. All Employees (see Instructions) and Persons Out of Work should state the Total Number of Weeks † Unemployment during the twelve months preceding Census date, 26th April, 1936, on account of :—

(m) Unable to find Work, though able and willing to Work.

(n) Personal Sickness or Injury.

(o) All other Causes (Strikes, Lock-outs, Illness in the home, etc.)

(p) Agricultural Holdings. To be filled in by Head of Household after having filled in Cols. (a) to (o) above.

† If less than one week, state number of days, writing in the word "days."

*5 Statutes acres = 4 Cunningham acres = 3 Irish acres.

I declare that this Schedule is correctly filled up, to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature of Head of Household, etc..........................................................

(Head of Household, Manager of Establishment, or other person responsible for making this Return.)

I hereby certify that the foregoing Return (consisting of.........pages) is complete correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature of Enumerator............................................................ ...........

TO BE FILLED UP BY THE ENUMERATOR.

In the case of Special Inmates of Public Institutions and of the Military, Air Force and Civic Guards in Barracks, state name of Institution or Barracks.

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STATISTICS RELATING TO POPULATION OF IRISH FREE STATE, 1936.

MEMORANDUM A.

I.—NOTICE.

The head or other person acting as head of a private household is required by the Statistics Act, 1926 , and Orders made thereunder to make a return either in Irish or in English on the accompanying Form A, stating the particulars asked for in respect of all persons forming part of the household for Census purposes. See heading of Column (a) on the Form A.

N.B.—If a house be let or sublet to separate families or to lodgers (not boarders) each head of a family or lodger must make a return for his portion of the house upon a separate Form A.

The person in charge of an institution such as a boarding-house, common or other lodging-house, club, hotel, boarding-school, boarding-college, convent, monastery, barrack, county home, hospital, mental hospital, prison, etc., is required by the Statistics Act, 1926 , and Orders made thereunder to make a return on the Form A in respect of all persons who are to be included as inmates of the establishment for Census purposes. See the heading of Column (a) on the Form A.

The Master or other person in charge of a steamer, sailing vessel, yacht, fishing boat, etc., in any bay, creek, harbour, port, lake, river, canal, etc., and generally in waters within the jurisdiction of Saorstát Eireann is required by the Statistics Act, 1926 , and Orders made thereunder to make a return on the Form A in respect of persons who slept on board the vessel on Census night, or who arrived on board on the morning of Monday, 27th April, not having been enumerated elsewhere.

The Form A will be called for on Monday, April 27th, or as soon afterwards as possible by the appointed enumerator; in order that he may not be delayed it must be ready with the answers written in the proper columns early on the morning of that day. If the answers are incomplete or inaccurate the enumerator must ask any questions necessary to enable him to correct the form. The enumerator will assist such persons as may not be able to fill the form themselves.

If any person whose duty it is to make a return or to give information refuses to do so, or wilfully gives false information, or uses otherwise than for the purpose of making the return any information given to him for that purpose, he will be liable to the penalties laid down under the Statistics Act, 1926 .

JOHN LEYDON, Secretary,

Department of Industry and Commerce.

II.—EXAMPLES.

The following examples will be of assistance in filling up Form A :—

II. EXAMPLES.—Continued

The following examples will be of assistance in filling up Form A :—

III.—INSTRUCTIONS.

Pay particular attention to the instructions at the head of each column and elsewhere on Form A, and also to the following :—

AGE—Column (e).

Very particular care should be taken to give the exact age in years and months of each person whose name appears on the Census form. Persons who have forgotten their correct ages should make reasonable efforts to ascertain them, and not be content to give approximate ages in round numbers, e.g., " 40," " 50," or " 60," when these ages might really be " 41 years 2 months," " 49 years 9 months," or " 62 years 5 months," respectively. The same observation applies to ages in years ending in 5, e.g., 35, 45, 55. Ages in years ending in 0 or 5 should not be given unless it is quite certain that they are correct.

OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYMENT—Columns (k) and (l)

Persons not principally occupied in working for payment or profit.

(1) If studying or preparing for any particular profession or occupation write in column (k) " Agricultural Student," " Medical Student," " Law Student," " Wireless Student," etc., as the case may be. But apprentices or persons training under similar terms, should be entered as actually filling the occupations to which they are apprenticed. Youths who have left school and who are seeking employment but who have not yet found it should be entered in column (k) as " not yet at work." For children under 14, columns (k) and (l) should be left blank.

(2) For a member of a private household (such as a householder's wife) who is mainly occupied in unpaid domestic duties at home write " home duties."

(3) For a member of a household who is chiefly occupied in giving unpaid help in a business carried on by the head of the household or other relative, for instance, sons or daughters of farmers assisting on their father's farm, state the occupation in column (k) as though it were a paid occupation, adding after it " assisting father," " assisting brother," etc., as the case may be. The name of the head of the business should be stated in column (l) as if he were an ordinary employer, together With the nature of the business. The head of such a household should (if he does not employ any paid hands on his farm or in his business) write with regard to himself " on own account " in column (l).

(4) For a clergyman, nun, or other member of a religious body who is engaged in teaching or in other service or industry state in column (k) clergyman, teacher; nun in charge of laundry; Christian Brother, teacher; etc.

(5) If retired from an occupation or service and not following any other regular occupation, state former occupation or service in column (k) adding " retired." In column (l) should be filled up the business of former employer (if any).

(6) For other persons not included above who are mainly dependent on others earnings or upon their own or other's private means, write " none" or " not occupied for a living" in column (k) and leave column (l) blank.

Persons principally occupied in working for payment or profit.

(7) For a person named in column (a) who follows more than one paid occupation, state only that by which the living is mainly earned. For instance, a person who is a " farmer," a " cattle dealer," and a " publican" should be described in column (k) by only one of these three occupations—the principal one.

(8) The precise character of the occupation should be stated whether the worker is at work or not. Persons should not be described merely by such vague terms as " Assistant," " Collector," " Factory Hand," " Inspector," " Mill-hand," " Operative," " Machinist," " Manufacturer," " Contractor," " Merchant," etc.

(a) Dealers and Makers.—Such shop-keepers and retail dealers as " Tailors," " Boot-Makers," " Jewellers," " Silversmiths," " Bakers," etc., and their assistants are in many cases engaged partly in making and partly in selling. If they are mainly engaged in selling the word " Shop-keeper " or " Shop Assistant " as the case may be, should be added in column (k) after the above description, but if mainly engaged in making or producing the word " Maker " should be added.

The descriptions of traders and of makers should be sufficient to show the article or group of articles dealt in or made, as in the above or in the following descriptions :—" Cattle Dealer," " Pig Dealer," " Coal Merchant," " Green Grocer," " Cycle Agent," " Hardware Shopkeeper," " Sweet Shopkeeper," " Flour Miller," " Creamery Manager," etc.

(b) Labourers usually employed on some one kind of work should always be described fully, by the kind of work done, for instance, " Farm Labourer," " Bricklayer's Labourer," " Carpenter's Labourer," etc. Special care must be taken in filling in column (l).

(c) Civil Service, Municipal Service, Defence Force, etc. State the post or rank as " Post Office Assistant," " Relieving Officer," " Sergeant in Civic Guard," " Private in National Army," etc.

(d) Nurses.—State whether " Nurse (domestic)," " General Hospital Nurse," " Mental Nurse," " Maternity Nurse," etc.

(e) Foremen and overlookers should state the department or branch of work in which they are employed.

(f) The following descriptions of occupations (in which the words in italics are in alphabetical order), are sufficient. The words in italics should not be used alone ; a more detailed description, such as the following, should be given.:—

Chartered Accountant ; Cycle Agent ; Apprentice, Draper's Assistant ; Shop Assistant ; Paper Bag Maker ; Book Binder ; Cardboard Box Maker ; Stationary Engine Cleaner ; Bank Clerk ; Law Clerk ; Accountant's articled Clerk ; Road Contractor ; Building Contractor ; Electrician (Motor Attendant); Electrician (Wireman) ; Civil Engineer ; Coal Factor ; Boiler Foreman ; Saw Mill Foreman ; Railway Ticket Inspector ; Coach Joiner ; Farm Labourer ; Road Labourer ; Dock Labourer ; Woodworking Machinist ; Advertising Manager ; Sales Manager ; Flour Mill Owner ; Domestic Nurse ; Hospital Nurse ; Roller Painter ; Boiler Plater ; instead of the word Printer use Compositor, Machine Minder, etc.; Potato Salesman ; instead of Shopkeeper state Sweet Shopkeeper, Greengrocer, Tobacconist, etc.; Boiler Stoker ; Iron Turner.

N.B.—Other workers should describe their job by the special name (if any) by which it is known in the industry or manufacture.

(9) Name and Business of Employer.

(a) This information is required in column (l) for the statistical purpose of classifying persons employed according to industry or service with which their work is connected and will not be published. A bricklayer employed in a brewery should state " Bricklayer " in column (k) and "Messrs . . . . . . . ., Brewers " in column (l) ; a carpenter engaged by a firm of Flourmillers should state " Carpenter " in column (k) and " Messrs. . . . . . . Flourmillers " in column (l).

(b) When the person's employer is engaged in two or more businesses, whether in the one establishment or in distinct establishments, state in column (l) the precise branch of business in which the person is employed—see Second example in Section II above.

(c) Opposite the names of every person in column (a) who is employed in connection with a farm (as farmer or otherwise) there must be entered in column (l) the area of that farm in statute acres after the word " Employer," " Own Account," or " Farmer," as the case may be.—See First and Second Examples in Section II above.

(d) In the case of domestic servants or other persons in Private Personal Service, the word " Private " should be entered in column (l) and the name and business of the employer must not be stated. But for cooks, waitresses, chambermaids, etc., employed in Hotels, Restaurants, Boarding-houses, etc., the name and business of the employer should be stated.

UNEMPLOYMENT.—Columns (m), (n) and (o).

The questions in these three columns should be answered by all employees, i.e., by persons who are normally employed for wages, whether they were " at work " or " out of work " at Census time. Particulars in column (k) for persons described as " out of work for — " should only be given for those who are at present unemployed, and for the present spell of unemployment. Accordingly, replies are not required from persons who, in their principal occupation, are employers, or working on their own account, or assisting relatives, or who have not yet had gainful occupation, persons with independent means, or who are engaged in home duties, or who are retired from gainful occupation. In column (m) should be entered the number of weeks of ordinary unemployment during the twelve months prior to Census date, i.e., the period during which the person was able and willing to work but was unable to find employment. Time lost by persons in good health who were temporarily unemployed should be included in the figures shown in this column. Regular holidays, whether paid or unpaid, should not be regarded as periods of unemployment. The aggregate duration of unemployment through personal sickness or injury should be shown in column (n) and unemployment through strikes, lock-outs, sickness at home, etc., should be shown in column (o).

When the aggregate period of unemployment is less than a week, the number of days should be given, followed by the word " days." When the period of unemployment is more than a week the approximate number of weeks should be given, e.g., 12 working days' unemployment would count as 2 weeks, but 8 working days' unemployment would count as 1 week.

AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS—Question (p).

The valuation figure required in answer to this question is the valuation of lands and buildings. Answers are required only in respect of rated occupiers of agricultural holdings.

SAOSTÁT ÉIREANN. CENSUS OF POPULATION, 1936.

FORM B—HOUSE AND BUILDING RETURN.

Return of Houses and Buildings Inhabited and Unnhabited (including those in course of erection, etc.).

County or County Borough............................District Electoral Division or Ward..................Townland or Street................................

Urban District, Town or Village..........................Enumeration District................................Sub-District.........................................

Note.—Where a Towland or Street is partly within and partly without an Urban District, Town or Village, a separate Form B should be filled for each portion.

CENSUS OF POPULATION, 1936.

FORM B.—HOUSE AND BUILDING RETURN.

RETURN OF HOUSES AND BUILDINGS INHABITED OR UNINHABITED (INCLUDING THOSE IN COURSE OF ERECTION, ETC.).

County or County Borough.........................................................

District Electoral Division or Ward.............................................

Townland or Street............................................................ ..................

Urban District, Town or Village...................................................

Enumeration District............................................................ ......

Sub-District............................................................ ..................

Note.—Where a Townland or Street is partly within and partly without an Urban District, Town, or Village, a separate Form B should be filled for each portion.

HOUSES AND BUILDINGS

Col. 1. Address or Description of Premises (whether inhabited or uninhabited) in order of Route. (See Instructions to Enumerators, No. 18.

WRITE 1 IN THE CORRECT COLUMN BELOW;

 " 2. Being built.

BUILT. IF NO RESIDENT PREMISES LEAVE THESE COLUMNS BLANK.

 " 3. Inhabited.

UNINHABITED.

 " 4. Habitable.—Furnished.

 " 5. " Unfurnished.

 " 6. Not habitable.

FAMILIES, ETC.

 " 7. Number of distinct families living in the house or building.

 " 8. Name of Head of each distinct Family. *If no resident premises, write " nil." If whole, or any part, of uninhabited resident premises is habitable, write " vacant-fur." if furnished, or " vacant-unfur." if unfurnished, and put number of rooms in Column 10.

If uninhabited premises are not habitable, write " nil."

NUMBER OF ROOMS OCCUPIED BY EACH FAMILY OR VACANT.

 " 9. Occupied †.

 " 10. Vacant †.

NUMBER OF PERSONS IN EACH FAMILY.

(To be filled up at the Barracks.)

 " 11. Total persons.

 " 12. Total Males.

 " 13. Total Females.

 " 14. Date on which Form A collected.

 " 15. Number of Schedule as given on Form A.

Approved:

JOHN LEYDON, Secretary

Department of Industry and Commerce.

I hereby certify that the foregoing return is correct, according to the best of my knowledge and belief.

..........................................Enumerator

day of..............................1936.

* If one room is occupied by more than one Family, the names of the Heads of Families so occupying it should be bracketed together in Col. 8 thus :

† Read very carefully Instructions to Enumerators, No. 19, before filling in Cols. 9 or 10.

2. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Statistics (Census of Population Publication) Order, 1938.

By Order of the Minister for Industry and Commerce.

Dated this 16th day of March, 1938.

(Signed) R. C. FERGUSON. Assistant Secretary,

Department of Industry and Commerce.