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In the above table it will be noted that very little change is to
be observed during 1908 in the rates in the sub-districts as compared
with 1907. While in East Battersea, the largest and most
populous sub-district of the Borough, there has been a marked
decline, on the other hand, there has been a slight increase in
North-West, and an almost negligible increase in South-West
Battersea.
Marriages.
The marriages registered in Battersea during 1908 number
1,292, or 134 less than the decennial average. The marriage rate
—i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 of the population—was
14.0, or 2.5 below the decennial average. The following
table shows the variation in the marriage rate in Battersea and
London since 1898: —