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From Table II. we see that the number of registered
births, 1,878, was lower than in either of the preceding 10
years, and has been getting gradually lower during the past
five years. The birth-rate was also in consequence lower,
being 20 97 per thousand per annum. The birth-rate in
London proper was 33.9, being lower than any recorded in
the previous 22 years; while the marriage and the death
rates were lower than any previously recorded. In Greater
London the birth-rate was 34.0, and in the Outer Ring 34.5.
The average birth-rate of the 28 largest English towns was
34.7, the highest being those of Sunderland, 41.9 ; Nottingham,
39-5 ; Cardiff, 39.2; and the lowest those of Halifax,
29.0 ; Brighton and Bradford, 29.2. The deaths of children
under one year of age were 287, being only a very few more
than in the two previous exceedingly low years. The percentage
of these deaths to the registered births was 15-28,
and the percentage to total deaths was 15.56, both higher
numbers than those of the previous two years, but easily
accounted for by the extremely low birth-rate. The mortality
of children under one year was 152 to 1,000 births;
the average for the 28 large English towns was 156, and
for London the number was 146.
Twelve of the 28 large towns had a lower number, which
is probably accounted for by the higher birth-rates.
The number was highest in the following towns:—
Preston 210, Leicester 189, Liverpool 185, and Manchester,
177.