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persons; but having regard to the total numbers, the RegistrarGeneral
points out that this decrease is insignificant. There
appears to be a great decline in the migration to the Outer
Ring as compared with previous Censuses. Greater London—
which comprises, with the Administrative County, the ring of
areas immediately surrounding—shows an increase of 9'6 per
cent, at the recent Census, as compared with 33'5 iin 1911,
45"5 per cent, in 1901, and 501 per cent, in 1891.
The enumerated figures for Battersea are very slightly
lower than those for the previous Census, but, for practical
purposes, the population of the Borough may be regarded as
being stationary for the past two decennia.
Marriages.
The marriages registered in Battersea during 1921
numbered 1,482. The marriage-rate (i.e., the number of
persons married per 1,000 of the population) was 175. There
were 1,644 marriages, and a marriage-rate of 19'8 in 1920.
Births
J'he total number of births registered in Battersea during
1921 was 3,580 (1,838 males, 1,742 females), an excess of
96 males. The uncorrected birth-rate was therefore 212 per
1,000 population. The corrected number of births is obtained
by adding the 322 births registered outside the Borough but
relating to Battersea residents, and deducting 160 registered in
the Borough but relating to non-residents.
During the year, therefore, 3,742 births were registered as
belonging to Battersea (1,912 males, 1,830 females), an excess
of 82 males. The corrected births were 927 below the number
registered in 1920.

The corrected birth-rate is 221 per 1,000 of the population,
as compared with 281 in 1920. The great increase in the