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was equal to an annual rate of 24.3 births per 1,000
persons living. These figures are calculated upon the
corrected number of births registered.

DEATHS.
During last year 1,676 deaths were registered in
this Borough, 865 males, 811 females, against 1,704 in
'the previous year. Making due allowance for the
increase of the population, the number of deaths
registered in the Borough last year was 73 below the
average number registered during the previous 10 years.
Adding 223 deaths of residents of this Borough, which
took place in general hospitals and other public
institutions in other Boroughs of London, London
County Lunatic Asylums and Metropolitan Imbecile
Asylums, also 46 deaths of residents reported to me by
the Registrar-General as having occurred in other parts
of England, and deducting 233 deaths of non-residents
which occurred, 174 at the West London Hospital,
23 at Nazareth House, 15 at the Hammersmith
Infirmary, and 21 transferable deaths of non-residents
which occurred in this Borough, the corrected number
of deaths of residents registered last year was 1,712.
On the before-mentioned estimated population, the
corrected number of deaths of residents registered last
year was equal to an annual rate of 13.7 deaths per