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20.38, whereas by excluding the deaths of all non-residents it would have
been only 15.11 showing a difference of no less than 5.27 per 1000.
In the method of calculating the death rate which has hitherto been
adopted the total number of inmates of the Union has been included in the
estimated population, and in calculating the birth rate the total number of
births which have taken place in the Union has also been included.
This method introduces a palpable error and does not tend to produce
strictly accurate statistics. I11 my opinion the best way out of the difficulty
would be for each District to include only the proportionate number of
inmates, deaths and births in the Union referable to that particular District.

Birth Rate.
Including those in the Union Workhouse 817 births were registered
during the year. Of this number 414 were males and 403 females.
The birth rate for the year is 27.99, showing an increase over that of last
year when it was 25.34.
Total Number of Births and Deaths.
The total number of births registered during the year was 817.
The number of deaths registered was 598; deducting 127 deaths of nonresidents
in the Union from this, the deaths referable to this District are 468.