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ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Natural and Social Conditions of the District.
Population and Houses.
The enumerated population at the-Census taken on Sunday, April 2nd, 1911,
was 49,357, a reduction of 10,048 on the previous census of 1901 or 16.9 per cent.
During the previous decennium 1891-1901 there was a reduction of 7,376 01 11.0
per cent.

The death-rate population excludes all non-civilian males, whether serving at
home or abroad. This is necessary for the purposes of local death-rates because
it had proved impossible to transfer the deaths of non-civilians to their areas of
residence or to deal in any other satisfactory manner with the local mortality of
this element in the population. These estimates are based mainly upon the
rationing returns kindly placed at the disposal of the Department by the Ministry
of Food.
The birth-rate (and marriage rate) population, on the other hand, is intended
to include all the elements of the population contributing to the birth and marriage
rates. It consists therefore of the death-rate or civilian population plus all noncivilians
enlisted from this country, whether serving at home or abroad. This
non-civilian element has been distributed over all the districts in the country in
proportion to their estimated civilian population.
At the Census 1911 the number of inhabited buildings was 7,985, and uninhabited
(i.e. used for business purposes only) 1,393, and 38 were in course of erection.
33.1 per cent, of the population lived in tenements of only one or two rooms and
59.5 Per cent, in tenement, of 1-4 rooms.
(See also page 5).
Vital Statistics.
The following additional details respecting Vital statistics may be given :—
Registered, Births and Birth-Rate.
The total number of births registered in the Borough was 397, being 218 males
and 179 females. Of the 397, 376 were legitimate and 21 illegitimate. The registered
birth-rate per 1,000 of the population was 10.0.