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Marriages.
The total number of marriages in the Borough in 1918 was
1,106, being 91 above the number for 1917, and 91 below the
average for the last 10 years.
In Table X. of Appendix will be found further particulars
as to sub-districts. The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent
Registrar. This makes a marriage rate of 18 per 1,000
of the total population, 121,465, compared with a marriage rate
last year of 17 per 1,000 of the total population 119,983.
Deaths.
In Table III. and IV. of Appendix will be found the Local
Government Board tables dealing with deaths in the Borough.
The extended table of causes of death initiated in 1904 has been
omitted this year from the Appendix.
The total number of deaths registered in the Borough for the
year ended December 28th, 1918, was 2,142 which is 335 more
than in 1917 and 363 above the average for the last 10 years.
When this figure is corrected by exclusion of deaths of nonparishioners
occurring in the district, and the inclusion of deaths
of parishioners occurring outside the district, the number is raised
to 2,390. This is 358 more than in 1917, and 147 more than the
average for the last 10 years.
The death-rate for the Borough in 1918 was 22.0 per
thousand living inhabitants, being 3.2 above that recorded in
1917, and 3.7 above the average for the last 10 years.
In column 1, foot of Table I. of the Appendix will be found a
list of places where deaths of non-parishioners occurred in the
districts. There were 191 such deaths in all, against 186 in 1917
and 155 in 1916.
148 such deaths occurred in the infirmary; 14 in the workhouse,
19 in the River Thames and the Surrey Commercial
Docks, 2 at London Bridge Station, 4 in private houses, 1 in the
street, 1 on the railway, 1 in a. railway carriage, and 1 in a
factory.
439 persons belonging to this Borough died in outlying
institutions, against 411 in 1917, and 453 in 1916. The names
of the various places where the deaths occurred will be found in
columns 2 and 3 at foot of Table I. of Appendix.