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The estimated population adopted by the Registrar General
is 133,600, but I believe this number to be below the actual
population of the Borough. Since the census was taken, over
twelve hundred houses have been built by the London County
Council and the Borough Council, in the northern part of the
Borough. It is probable, therefor, that the estimate of the
Registrar General is considerably below the actual population.
The corrected number of births registered was 2,701.
whilst the corrected number of deaths of residents was 1,473,
thus showing a natural increase of population by excess of
births over deaths of 1,228.
The area of the Borough is 2,282.5 acres, there being 58.5
persons to the acre, shewing a decrease as compared with the
previous year of 0.4 persons per acre.
Marriages.—The number of marriages registered duiing the
year was 1,090, the marriage rate being 16.
Births.—During the year 2,537 births were registered in
the Borough. Adding 243 births which occurred outside the
Borough, transferred by the Registrar General as belonging to
Hammersmith, and deducting 79 births which occurred in the
Borough, and transferred to other districts by the Registrar
General, the corrected number of births for the year was 2,701.
On the estimated population, i.e., 133,600, the corrected
number of births registered was equal to an annual rate of 20.2
births per 1,000 persons living.
The Birth-rate for the year is 0.3 per 1,000 less than the
rate for the previous year which was 20.5.
The Birth-rate in London on the estimated population of
London, i.e., 4,564,109, was equal to an annual rate of 20.2
births per 1,000 persons living.