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BIRTHS.
There were 9,502 births registered, of which 4,862 were males, and
4,640 females. These were equal to an annual birth rate of 28.62 per
1,000 of the population, which is the lowest rate recorded since 1871.
A glance at column three in Table VI. shows that ever since that year
the birth rate has been steadily declining.
The proportion of females born to every 100 males was 95.4, which
is a slight increase on the proportion of 1893.
The excess of births over deaths, or the natural increase of the
population, was 4,239. This was a better return than any since 1889,
and was entirely due to the very low death rate of the Parish.