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England and Wales, the principal differences being that
Plumstead contains a greater number of young children and
people from 25 to 35, and a smaller number at the ages 15-25,
and over 55.
Births.
4. The birth-rate 32 2 was the lowest since 1885, though
only slightly lower than last year (see Tables L and VI.). This
decrease in the birth-rate is not confined to Plumstead, but
throughout the country there has been of late years a continuous
steady diminution of births in proportion to population. In
spite of this low birth-rate, the death-rate was also so low that
the natural increase of population (i.e., the excess of births over
deaths) was 1174, the highest yet recorded.
Tho birth-rate was 33.8 in East Plumstead but only 28 2 in
West Plumstead.
Deaths.
5. The death-rate (see Table I.) was only 12 4 which is the
lowest rate since 1884, if not the lowest yet recorded. The
death-rate has only once before been below 15 0 in the last ten
years. This was in 1888, when it was 14 9.
6. Probably various causes contributed to this low deathrate.
Compared with last year there was a diminution of deaths
from all the principal Zymotic diseases cxcept Whooping Cough.
There were also fewer deaths from Influenza, Phthisis,
Bronchitis, and Pneumonia.