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being 60.9 inhabitants per acre in Registration London, 50.4 per acre
in Poplar and 114.5 in Bromley. These estimated populations
are the figures used in calculating the various rates in the present
Report.
In calculating the birth and marriage rates, also the general death
and zymotic rates, in addition to using the above-mentioned estimated
populations, these rates have also been obtained by dealing with
populations estimated by deducting the deaths from the enumerated
populations and adding the births from the time that the census of
1896 (the end of the first quarter of the year) was taken to the middle
of the year 1899. The unknown figures relating to emigration and
imigration concerning the parishes have received no consideration.
Poplar.
Bromlev.
Census 1896 57,759 69,821
Deaths from first quarter of year 1896
to middle of year 1899 4,033 4,654
53,726 65,167
Births for the corresponding period 6,481+ 8,256 +
Estimated population (b) to the middle
of year 1899 60,207 73,423
For convenience the rates as mentioned above will be styled (a)
or (b) according to the respective estimated population used.
Poplar.
Bromley.
(a) 58,709
69,618
(b) 60,207
73,423
Next year, 1901, will be the year for taking the census, when it
will be interesting to discover which of the two estimated populations
proves the more correct. Of course, when comparing the figures,