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The birth-rate was 27.l per thousand compared with
2623 in the preceding year. The mean rate for the
preceding 10 years was 29.2. The birth-rate for the
whole of London was 31.0. Reference to Table III.
shows the marked tendency to become lower displayed
by the birth-rate. The natural increase of the population
calculated by the excess of births over deaths was 13.0 per
thousand.
Deaths.
The number of deaths was 2,376, of which
1,229 were males and 1,147 females. Of these, however,
205 were of inhabitants of other parts of London and the
country, who died in institutions in this district, such as
the Workhouse, the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum,
the Hospital for Incurables, &c.
The following Table gives the distribution in the subdistricts:—

* Excluding deaths and population in public institutions.