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Birtlis.— The statistics supplied by the Registrar-General show that
during 1942 the total number of registered live births belonging to
Wimbledon amounted to seven hundred and fifteen, (three hundred and
ninety-two males and three hundred and twenty-three females). This
gives a birth rate equal to 15.46 per thousand of the population.
Fifty-six of the births were illegitimate. Of this number twenty-two
were males and thirty-four females. In addition, twenty-two stillbirths
(seven males and fifteen females) were registered.

Fifteen of these notifications were in respect of stillbirths.
Of the seven hundred and forty-seven notifications, three hundred
and forty-two were received from Medical Officers of Health of outside
areas, and related to births which had occurred to Wimbledon residents
confined outside the Borough. Similarly, sixty-eight confinements
occurred in Wimbledon amongst women whose homes were situated in other
districts. Tho net. number of notified births belonging to Wimbledon
is, therefore, six hundred and seventy-nine.
Deaths.- The total number of deaths registered in the district was
five hundred and twenty-six (two hundred and two males and three
hundred and twenty-four females), equal to a death rate of 11.37 per
thousand of the population.
Tho deaths occurring outside the district, of persons belonging to
this Borough were three hundred and sixteen.
The deaths occurring within the district, of persons not belonging
thereto were one hundred and fifty-seven.
Taking these figures into consideration, the total number of deaths
properly belonging to Wimbledon is six hundred and eighty-five and the
crude death rate 14,81 per thousand of the population.
The death rate shows a slight increase on the figure for the
previous year.
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