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number in 1898. The total births are now 600
fewer than they were 24 years ago. The excess
of births over deaths was 1,000,
The annual birth-rate was 35.6 per thousand of
of the estimated population. The London birthrate
was 29.4, which is the lowest on record.
The number of children born in the first quarter
of the year was 842 ; in the second quarter, 727;
in the third, 739; and in the last quarter, 755.
In the first quarter alone there was a slight increase,
while in each of the other quarters a
reduced number of births took place.
DEATHS.
The deaths registered in the parish during the
year, numbered 1,529, being 261 more than in the
previous year. The number of deaths of
parishioners in outlying public institutions was
534, being an increase of 31. The total deaths
were therefore 2,063. The death-rate before distribution
of the hospital deaths was 17.9, and
after such distribution 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The London death-rate was 19.8; that of males
being 21.5, and that of females 18.2.