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In 1915 there were 4,141 occupied houses, chiefly situated in Purley
and Woodcote, whereas in 1935 there were 12,749 houses, distributed
amongst the Wards as follows :—
Coulsdon West 2,587
Coulsdon East 1,022
Kenley 1,105
Purley 2,386
Selsdon and Farleigh 1,356
Sanderstead 2,802
Woodcote 1,491
There were thus 3.8 persons per house in 1935, as compared with
4.3 in 1915.
VITAL STATISTICS.
During the year 593 Births were registered as belonging to the
District, of which 301 were males and 292 were females, as compared
with 547 in 1934.
This is equal to an Annual Birth Rate of 12.2 per thousand of
population, as compared with 11.8 last year and 11.1 in 1933.
The average Birth Rate for this District steadily declined during
the four quinquennial periods 1915-1934, viz., 13.9, 13.5, 12.9 and 11.6,
but slight rises occurred in this District and in the country as a whole
in 1934, suggesting that a turning point had been reached. The year
1935 has, however, seen a very slight fall nationally, though the local
rate has continued to increase.
The Birth Rates in England and Wales were 14.7 in 1935, 14.8 in
1934, 14.4 in 1933, and 15.3 in 1932.
There were 25 illegitimate births (11 males and 14 females) registered
in 1935, this being more than in any previous year, the figure for 1934
being 9. Expressed as a percentage of total births, 4.2 were illegitimate.
The proportion of illegitimate births showed a marked decline from
1915 to 1934, the averages for the five yearly periods being 5.7, 3.4, 3.7,
and 2.8.
The number of still births has only been recorded during the last
5 years. In 1935 there were 28 registered (12 males and 16 females),
this being 19 more than in 1934.
DEATHS.
The number of Deaths registered during the year as belonging to
this District was 388 (195 males and 193 females), as compared with
355 the previous year.
This number excludes deaths which, although occurring within
the District, belonged to other districts, but includes deaths of residents
who died outside the District.
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