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mortality of children, under a year, together with the
zymotic death rate.
The amount of zymotic disease was insignificantPopulation.
I need hardly remind you that with a rapidly
increasing district such as Chiswick, it is somewhat
difficult to arrive at an exaft estimate of the population,
and it must necessarily be somewhat proximate;
for the middle of the year I have estimated the
population at 23,982.
Births.
The number of births during the year was 708, of
which 350 were males and 358 females.
The birth rate was 29.52 per thousand, against
28.86 for the year 1893. The birth rate for London
was 30.1 per thousand, and for England and Wales
29.6.
Deaths.
An account of the deaths tabulated in the form
required by the Local Government Board will be
found at the end of this report.
During the year 320 deaths were registered, 160
were males and 160 females (including 7 non-residents)
which reduces the number to 313.
The annual rate of mortality amounted to 13.05
per thousand, against 14.45 for 1893; whilst for
London it was 17.8, and for England and Wales 16.6.
The above figures, which are quoted from the
returns of the Registrar General, are subject to
revision when the causes of death are finally classified
for the Annual Report.
The natural increase of population (excess of
births over deaths) was 395.