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the last census as that which prevailed during the
preceding ten years, the mean number of inhabitants of
this sub-district, during the past year, amounted to
34,788.
Births,
Birth-rate,
and Rate of
Natural
Increase.
The total nun-iber of births registered
during the year was 1,415, = 686 of males,
and 729 of females. Allowing for increase of
population the births of last year exceeded by 18o the
average number of the preceding ten years. Calculated
from the official estimate of the population the birth-rate
was J220 per 1000, and the rate of natural increase, or
the excess of births over deaths, was 24.51 per 1000
persons living of all ages.
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Moitaiity The total number of deaths registered during
the year, was 494; 242 of males, 252 of females. The
number is 217 less than that recorded in 1888, and 180
less than the preceding decennial average.
Of the total deaths 108 took place in the following
public institutions, vizin the Middlesex (formerly
Surrey) County Lunatic Asylum 84; in the Hospital
for Incurables7; in St. Peter's Hospital 2; in the
Workhouse 5; in the Prison 9; and 1 in the Reformatory
for Boys.
Causes of
Death.
All the causes of death are enumerated in
the following table; they are classified in
accordance with the sysiem adopted by the RegistrarGeneral,
shewing the age at death at eight periods, with
the number, sex, and social position of the deceased.
The deaths from the several diseases of the Zymotic
class are separately shewn.