1931 census of Palestine

It was carried out on 18 November 1931 under the direction of Major E. Mills after the 1922 census of Palestine.

[3] A special problem was posed by the nomadic Bedouin of the south, who were reluctant to co-operate.

Estimates of each tribe were made by officers of the district administration according to local observation.

[5] Three volumes of data derived from the census were published by the Government of Palestine.

They were edited by the Superintendent of Census and Assistant Chief Secretary, E. Mills.