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SECTION I.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.
The population of the Borough as at the 30th June, 1924,.
has been estimated by the Registrar-General at 184,900, which,
figure is used in calculating the mortality and other rates which
appear in this Report.
This figure is based upon the adjusted Census figures of
1921, after allowance for the varying rate of natural increase
as evidenced by the births and deaths, and of migration as
indicated from other sources of information such as the changes
in the numbers on the Parliamentary Register and the migration
returns obtained from the Board of Trade.
Marriages.
The number of marriages registered in the Borough during
the year was 1,474, of which number 855 were solemnized in
the Established Church, 156 at Nonconformist places of Worship,
and 468 at the Register Office. This number is equivalent to a
rate of 15.9 per 1000 of the population. In 1923, 1393 marriages
were registered, and the marriage rate was 15.2 per 1000.
Births.
The number of births registered in the 53 weeks ended
3rd January, 1925, was 3004, of which number 141 were infants
torn to parents whose usual place of residence is outside the
Borough. The infants born outside the Borough to parents
whose usual abode is within the Borough numbered 203, so that
the corrected' number of births to Lewisham parents is 3066,
comprising 1560 males and 1506 females.