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MARRIAGES.
The total number of marriages in the Borough in 1926 was
994, being 44 below the number for 1925, and 122 below the
average for the last 10 years.
The figures have been supplied by the Superintendent
Registrar. This makes a marriage rate of 16.15 per 1,000 of the
population, compared with a marriage rate last year of 16.88 of
the population, 123,000.
Year
No.
Rate
1916
1,215
19.65
1917
1,015
16.92
1918
1,106
18.21
1919
1,242
19.19
1920
1,383
21.40
1921
1,084
17.99
1922
1,008
16.64
1923
1,056
17.34
1924
1,015
16.62
1925
1,038
16.88
Average for years 1916 —1925
1,116
18.08
1926
994
16.15
DEATHS.
In Tables I. and II. of Appendix will be found tables dealing
with deaths in the Borough.
The total number of deaths registered in the Borough for the
year ended December 31st, 1926, was 1,163, which is 117 less
than in 1925 and 353 below 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 1,484. This is 70 less than in 1925, and 330 less than the
average for the last 10 years.
The death rate for the Borough in 1926 was 12.1 per thousand
living inhabitants, being 0.5 below that recorded in 1925, and 3.3
below the average for the last 10 years.