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though varying considerably in different parishes
according to the class of house erected recently. In
many parts of the district "tenement" house or houses
let in flats have been built, such houses of course having
a considerably larger number of inmates.
The natural increase during the year has been 879
more births than deaths.
In 1897 the increase was 474
„ 1898 ,, 892
„ 1899 „ 379
„ 1900 „ 460
„ 1901 ,, 543
„ 1902 „ 552
„ 1903 ,, 730
„ 1904 „ 763
,, 1905 „ 879
It has amounted to 7,834 since the census in 1891.
The greatest excess of Births over Deaths in 1905
was at Mitcham with 372, Merton with 178, Coulsdon
with 111, and Wallington with 93.