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Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the district was 949, but
528 of these did not belong to the district, while 47 residents died
without the district. Thus the number of deaths properly
attributable to the district was 468. Adopting the basis of the
population estimated by the Registrar-General, the death-rate for
the district comes to 11.6 per 1,000, which is comparable with
the following figures: —13.8 for England and 13.4 for London.
The causes of death during 1919 show substantial reductions
in the cases of Influenza, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pneumonia
and Cancer, but slight increases may be noted in Bronchitis and
the developmental diseases amongst infants. As it is not possible
to calculate the population in each Ward with any reasonable
degree of accuracy, I am unable to furnish the death-rate for each
separate Ward, but a fairly reliable index to the comparative
mortality of the Wards may be found in the Infant death-rates
given on page 6.
Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 767
but 90 of these did not belong to this district, while 30 births
properly belonging to this district occurred outside the district.
The nett number of births thus attributable to the district is 707.
Adopting the population basis suggested by the Registrar-General
for the calculation of the birth-rate, this comes to 16.8 per 1,000.
The birth-rate of England and Wales is 18.5 per 1,000 and for
London, 18.3 per 1,000.
Legitimacy.