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1911.
North. South. East. West. Total.
Inhabited houses 830 1,479 2,546 1,422 6,277
Population 4,181 7,050 12,182 7,856 31,513
Density per house 5 4.7 4.7 5.5 4.9
The natural increase—that is access of births over deaths—
for the year is 638, and for the 21 previous years is 10,208.
The increase of population in the corresponding period is
18,220, so that practically half of our increase must have
arisen through immigration.
Births.
946 births were registered, and 18 were returned as of
mothers ordinarily resident in Barking and registered in other
districts. The total number was 964, and of these 31 were
illegitimate, 15 being males and 16 females.
The relative number of the sexes was 502 males and 462
females, and the rate per 1,000 population was 29 0.
The births were distributed in the various wards as
follows:—
North. South. East. West. Outside.
No. births 138 256 295 257 18
Population 4,348 7,331 12,671 8,171 —
Rate per 1,000 31.2 33.4 21.3 30.0 —
In the table previously given of the history of the last 25
years it is seen that the district is no exception to the general
rule, in fact, the fall in the birth-rate is even greater than has
occurred in the country generally. The decrease equals approximately
35 per cent. of the rate registered for the decade
1891-1901, though it is of some moment to note that the rate
of fall as previously mentioned does not seem to be maintained.