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The birth-rate for London was 24.7 per 1,000, compared
with 25'0 per 1,000 for 1911, 23.9 for 1910, and 24.,2 for 1909.
The subjoined table gives the number of births for each
Ward, together with the birth-rate:—
Ward.
Births.
Birth Rate
per 1,000.
Males.
Females.
Total.
East Ward
335
342
677
32·0
North Ward
343
398
741
31·1
North-West Ward
373
337
710
30·3
South Ward
97
78
175
14·4
South-East Ward
114
140
254
20·6
South-West Ward
168
171
339
20·6
In the following table will be seen the number of births
deaths, and deaths of children under one year of age, which
have occurred during the past ten years, with the respective
rates:—
YEAR.
Estimated
population.
Births.
Deaths.
Deaths under
one year.
No.
Rate per
1000.
No.
Rate per
1000.
No.
Mortality
per 1000
births.
1902
111,577
3315
29·7
1826
16·3
459
138
1903
112,455
3465
30·8
1740
15·4
473
136
1904
113,634
3265
28·7
1824
16·0
489
149
1905
114,512
3290
28·7
1642
14·3
411
124
1906
115,495
3260
28·2
1854
16·0
472
144
1907
116,510
3323
28·5
1641
14·0
356
107
1908
117,539
3084
26·2
1643
13·9
381
123
1909
118,583
3093
26·8
1611
13·5
321
103
1910
119,642
2959
24·7
1671
13·9
366
123
1911
109,475
3001
27·4
1728
15·8
428
143
Average for
10 years
114,942
3205
28·0
1718
14·9
416
129
1912
109,377
2896
26·5
1442
13·2
258
89