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COMPARATIVE STATISTICS OF BIRTHS, MORTALITY, &c.
Year.
Mean
population
for year.
Births.
Deaths.
Natural
Increase.
Birth
Rate.
Death
Rate.
Infant
Mortality
Rate.
1861
19,582
750
505
245
38·3
25·7
194·7
1871
54,847
2,220
1,472
748
40·4
26·8
194·1
1881
108,342
4,452
2,033
2,419
41·8
18·7
146·2
1882
112,661
4,504
2,214
2,290
39·9
19·6
154·8
1883
116,980
4,711
2,344
2,367
40·2
20·0
168·5
1884
121,299
5,275
2,569
2,706
43·4
21·1
164·7
1885
125,618
4,654
2,566
2,088
37·0
20·4
179·0
1886
129,937
5,140
2,477
2,663
39·5
19·0
162·1
1887
134,256
5,186
2,451
2,735
38·6
18·2
156·6
1888
138,565
5,061
2,187
2,874
36·5
15·7
146·2
1889
142,884
5,161
2,240
2,921
36·1
15·6
138·2
1890
147,203
5,105
2,854
2,251
34·6
19·3
174·1
1891
150,880
5,237
2,697
2,540
34·7
17·9
146·8
1892
153,778
4,990
2,782
2,208
32·4
18·1
164·3
1893
156,719
5,225
2,974
2,251
33·3
18·9
171·3
1894
159,724
5,024
2,577
2,447
31·4
16·1
147·5
1895
162,787
5,264
2,961
2,303
32·3
18·1
177·1
1896
165,309
5,358
2,994
2,364
32·4
18·1
178·8
1897
166,059
5,266
2,737
2,529
31·7
16·4
162·2
1898
166,814
5,157
2,892
2,265
30·9
17·3
166·0
1899
167,570
5,179
2,905
2,274
30·9
17·3
161·2
1900
168,339
5,161
2,978
2,183
30·6
17·6
160·0
1901
‡169,007
5,025
2,766
2,259
29·7
16·4
163·4
1902
‡169,332
4,844
2,581
2,263
28·6
15·2
135·6
1903
‡169,543
4,973
2,476
2,497
29·3
14·6
134·9
1904
‡169,642
4,849
2,543
2,306
28·6
15·0
147·5
1905
‡169,635
4,843
2,561
2,282
28·6
15·1
131·3
1906
‡169,526
4,654
2,384
2,270
27·5
14·1
126·3
1907
‡169,318
4,574
2,406
2,168
27·0
14·2
114·1
1908
‡169,018
4,629
2,272
2,357
27·4
13·4
106·7
1909
‡168,628
4,450
2,417
2,033
26·4
14·3
107·4
1910
‡168,152
4,489
2,124
2,365
26·7
12·6
96·7
1911
167,765
4,381
2,404
1,977
26·1
14·3
124·6
1912
167,589
4,255
2,052
2,203
25·4
12·2
83·0
1913
167,464
4,240
2,365
1,875
25·3
14·1
111·3
1914
167,338
4,303
2,217
2,086
25·7
13·2
92·3
1915
161,945
3,820
2,653
1,167
23·6
16·4
112·0
1916
B* 173,432
3,774
—
—
21·8
—
84·3
D* 159,402
—
2,221
1,553
—
13·9
1917
B* 167,233
2,960
—
—
17·7
—
101·0
D* 150,023
—
2,285
675
—
15·2
1918
B* 168,014
2,700
—
—
16·1
—
98·9
D* 149,951
—
2,809
-109†
—
18·7
1919
B* 165,960
3,075
—
—
18·5
—
74·1
D* 159,316
—
2,061
1,014
—
12·9
1920
B* 166,093
4,669
—
—
28·1
—
82·7
D* 165,664
—
2,079
2,590
—
12·5
1921
169,200
3,742
2,060
1,682
22·1
12·2.
73·8
1922
169,200
3,665
2,227
1,438
21·7
13·2
69·3
1923
170,600
3,434
1,839
1,595
20·1
10·8
49·5
1924
171,000
3,139
2,018
1,121
18·4
11·8
62·4
1925
172,100
3,184
1,805
1,379
18·5
10·5
58·4
1926
171,900
2,969
1,960
1,009
17·3
11·4
61·6
1927
169,000
2,801
2,068
736
16·6
12·2
53·5
1928
164,100
2,743
1,954
789
16·7
11·9*
64·2
1929
161,800
2,619
2,294
325
16·2
14·2
62·6
1930
160,700
2,652
1,846
806
16·5
11·5
54·7
1931
159,800
2,477
1,931
546
15·5
12·1
57·3
1932
157,000
2,319
1,895
424
14·8
12·1
57·8
1933
154,000
2,263
1,924
339
14·7
12·5
49·5
1934
150,870
2,154
1,882
272
14·3
12·5
61·3
1935
148,200
2,104
1,784
320
14·2
12·0
65·1
1936
145,500
2,128
1,900
228
14·6
13·1
59·2
* Population as estimated for purpose of (B) Birth-rate, (D) Death-rate,
† Decrease. Census years in heavy type
‡ These are revised figures (approved by the Registrar General) abstracted from
London Statistics, Vol. 22., p.49. The birth- and death-rates have been modified
accordingly.