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Not only is the numerical distribution of the population rendered difficult to
estimate by the long interval between the census periods, but the age distribution
becomes well-nigh impossible to approximate. The birth-rate in the several SubDistricts
is id the following order from highest to lowest:—
MARRIAGES.
The number of Marriages celebrated in St. Pancras during 1888 was 2139;
this is 57 above the number recorded in 1887, and 43 below the average annual
number for the past ten years.
BIRTHS.
The number of Births registered in St. Pancras during 1888 was 7349; this is
579 below the average for the preceeding ten years.
The rate per 1000 of population was 30.09, the lowest on record, the rate of
the preceding decennium being 32.7.

Table 2 at the end of the Report shows the steady annual fall in the Birth-rate,
whilst the fall in the number of Marriages is not so steady nor so great, in
proportion, as the number of Births, as seen in Table 1.
DEATHS.
During the 52 weeks ending December 29, 1888, the corrected number of
Deaths of St. Pancras parishioners was 4628, equal to a rate of 18.95 per 1000 of
population. The number is 230 below the number of 1887, and 264 below the
average of the ten preceding years. This is the first year in which the Death-rate
in St. Pancras has fallen below 19 per 1000,and is without exception the lowest on
record. The Death-rate of London during 1888 was 18-5 per 1000, this also is
the lowest rate yet recorded for the Metropolis.