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The Density of Population.—For this calculation
the total population of the two unions is added to
the estimated population, giving the gross population
53,874. The area of the district is 3,890 acres, and
from these figures the average number of persons per
acre is found to be 13.8.
The natural increase of the population by excess of
births over deaths during the year was 1,122.
In calculating the various rates that follow, I have
included in the population the 165 residents of
Edmonton Workhouse, who belong to the district.
The other inmates of the Unions have been excluded,
as they do not properly enter into our statistics. The
population for this purpose is therefore 52,139.
BIRTHS.
During the year there were 1,891 births registered
in the district, 64 of which occurred in the workhouses.
Of these, 19 are included in our statistics, as the
parents belong to Edmonton. The corrected number
of births for the district is therefore 1,846, which, with
the population of 52,139, gives a birth rate of 35.4
per 1,000.
This is an increase of 8 per 1,000 on the rate of last
year, and exceeds the average of the last 10 years by
almost 2. The rate for England and Wales is
28.4, which is the lowest figure that has yet been
recorded.
The birth-rates of the District during the past 10
years will be found on table 1 p. 32.