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Office of Population Censuses and Surveys

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Alternative name(s):
  • OPCS (Also known as)
Date: 1970-1996
History: On 1 April 1996 the Office of Population Censuses (OPCS) was merged with the Central Statistical Office (CSO) to become the Office for National Statistics.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: CSYB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C280259
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1861-1921: Office of Population and Censuses and Surveys: General Register Office: Reference Maps of Registrar's Districts
The National Archives, Kew
RG 18
2
1894-2020: Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Census Returns: Correspondence, Registered Papers and Digital Files
The National Archives, Kew
RG 19
3
1836-1998: General Register Office: Local Registration Services: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
RG 21
4
1841-1991: General Register Office: Census Returns: Specimens of Forms and Documents
The National Archives, Kew
RG 27
5
1915-1991: General Register Office: National Registration: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
RG 28
6
1836-1981: General Register Office: Census Reports and Population Abstracts
The National Archives, Kew
RG 30
7
1923-2007: General Register Office: Removal of Graves and Tombstones
The National Archives, Kew
RG 37
8
1971-1994: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: General Household Survey: Original Returns
The National Archives, Kew
RG 38
9
1940-2011: Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Social Survey: Registered Papers and Digital Files
The National Archives, Kew
RG 40
10
1909-2001: General Register Office: Circulars
The National Archives, Kew
RG 41
11
1874-1998: General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
RG 48
12
1909-1996: General Register Office: Registrar General: Private Office Papers
The National Archives, Kew
RG 50
13
1971-2011: Office for National Statistics and predecessors: Labour Force Survey: Survey Documents: Registered Papers and Digital Files
The National Archives, Kew
RG 53
14
1931 - 1940: General Register Office and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Photographs
The National Archives, Kew
RG 54
15
1919-1967: General Register Office and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Departmental Whitley Council: Minutes and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
RG 59
16
1971-2001: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Computer Division: Registered Files (CD Series)
The National Archives, Kew
RG 65
17
1953-1999: General Register Office and successors: Statistics Division and successors: Primary Births Datasets
The National Archives, Kew
RG 71
18
1901-2003: Historic Mortality Datasets
The National Archives, Kew
RG 69
19
[1971]: General Register Office: 1971 Census Database
Creating government department or its successor
RG 74
20
1952-1990: General Register Office and successors: Departmental Records: Registered Files (DR series)
The National Archives, Kew
RG 76
21
1947-2004: Office for National Statistics: Retail Prices Index (RPI) and Consumer Prices Index (CPI) Datasets
The National Archives, Kew
RG 77
22
1971-2003: Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Longitudinal Studies: Registered Papers and Digital Files
The National Archives, Kew
RG 121
23
1985: Office for National Statistics and predecessors: Statistics Division: Scientific Research and Development Survey dataset
The National Archives, Kew
RG 79
24
1983: Office of National Statistics and predecessors: Statistics Division: Annual Census of Production (ACOP) dataset
The National Archives, Kew
RG 91
25
1567-2022: Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
The National Archives, Kew
RG
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Office for National Statistics
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