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battersea.
The official estimate of the population of the whole
parish for the year 1887 was 142,763, being an increase
of 5,896 persons during the twelve months.
The natural increase, being the excess of births over
deaths was 2,735, and at the rate of 19 per thousand for
the year.
The births of 2,676 males and 2,510 females, together
5,186 were registered during 1887, and the birth-rate
for the year would consequently be 36.32 per thousand,
that for London generally being 31.7 per thousand.
The deaths were—of males, 1,218; and of females,
1,243, the total being 2,451, and the rate 17.16 per
thousand. Of these, however, 132 were non parishioners
who died in the Union Infirmary, and if these are
deducted, the death-rate would be 16.2 per thousand.
The Metropolitan death-rate was 19.6 for the year under
consideration.