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POPULATION.
According to the Census of 1901 the population of the
Borough was then 51,247. By the recent Census of 1911 the
population for the same area was shown to have decreased during
the 10 years to the extent of nearly 600. In this Report the rates
are based on the estimated population for the middle of the year
1912, and the figure, calculated logarithmically, amounts to 50,581.
The estimated population for each of the Sub-districts is as
follows:—
The Northern Division of the Borough (lying North of the
middle line of Church Street) has a population of 17,008; and in
the Southern Division the population is 33.573.
The natural increase of population by excess of births over
deaths during the year amounted to 446, as against 413 in the
preceding year.
Number of people to the acre.—The area of the Borough
amounts to 863 acres, and this furnishes 59 people to the acre.
BIRTHS.
During the year 1912 there were 1,033 births registered
in the Borough, viz.—527 males and 506 females. The
birth-rate per 1,000 per annum was therefore 20.4, as against
20.7 for the preceding year.