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1.—VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The population of the Borough of Bermondsey, as enumerated
in the Census of 1911 and 1921, and the estimate of the year under
report are as follows :—
1921.
Estimated
to
June 30th, 1924.
1911.
119,452
122,100
125,903
The population of Bermondsey for 1924 has been estimated
by the Registrar-General as 122,100, and this figure has been utilised
in estimating the birth and death rates.
Births.
The total number of births registered in the Borough for the
53 weeks ended January 3rd, 1925, was 2,913, consisting of 1,456
males and 1,457 females. This is 239 below the average for the last
10 years, and 1 above the figure for 1923.
The birth rate for 1924 was 23·8 per thousand persons living,
which is 0 • 1 below that for 1923 and 1.8 below the average for the
last 10 years.
The birth rate is unusually low for Bermondsey, but the same
may be said of the death rate, and subtracting the latter from the
former, leaves us with a net increase of population of 10·2.
Marriages.
The total number of marriages in the Borough in 1924 was
1,015, being 41 below the number for 1923, and 190 below the
average for the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent Registrar.
This makes a marriage rate of 16·62 per 1,000 of the population,
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