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Illegitimacy.—The illegitimates numbered 78, or
3 per cent, of the total births.
Deaths.—During 1916, 1,230 deaths of civilians
were registered in the borough, but of these 174 were
of persons not belonging to the borough, while 612
inhabitants of Hammersmith died outside the borough,
chiefly in various public institutions. There were
therefore 1,668 deaths of persons having their usual
residence in Hammersmith, representing a Death Rate
of 14.2 per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population,
which is 0.4 per 1,000 below the average rate of the
preceding five years.
The Death Rate of the County of London was 14.7
per 1,000, and in the various Metropolitan boroughs the
rates ranged from 10.7 in Hampstead to 19.4 in Finsbury.
Excess of Births Over Deaths.—The natural increase
of the population by the excess of births over deaths
was 937, compared with 1,290, 937, and 787 in the
preceding three years.
The following table gives the statistics ot the
borough during 1916 and the five previous years in the
form prescribed by the Local Government Board.

Area of District in acres (land and inland water) 2282•5
Total population at all ages 121,521
Total families or separate occupiers 28,462
At
Census
of 1911
(cf.
Census,
Vol. 5).