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The death rates per 1,000, including Infirmary deaths
belonging to this sub-district and outlying Institutions: —
1877 1878 1879 1880 1831 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
17.1 18.5 20.0 16. 6 19.0 18.0 18.6 18.8 19. 8 18.1 18.9
The deaths during the past year, not including those
occurring in its Institutions, nor those in outlying Institutions,
numbered 1,161; these give a death rate of
16.5 per 1,000.
Biith rate. The number of births registered were 2,698;
of which 1,398 were males and 1,300 females, being a
difference of 98 in favor of the males, and total increase
of 81 above those of the previous year.
The rate is 38.4 per 1,000, being 1.4 per 1,000 more
than that of the census year, at the same time the same
increase of population as in the preceding decennial
period has been allowed.
The return for each quarter was as follows ;—
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter. Quarter. Quarter. Quarter.
637 671 659 701
Natural The above number of births are 1,469 in
increase. excess of the deaths, and constitute the year's
natural increase.
The following table shows the cause of all deaths
classified according to age, sex, and social position,
which have taken place in this sub-district during the
year:—