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though varying considerably in different parishes
according to the class of house erected. ]n 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 986
more births than deaths.
In 1897 the increase was 474
„ 1898 „ 392
„ 1899 „ 879
,. 1900 ,, 460
„ 1901 „ 543
„ 1902 „ 552
„ 1903 „ 730
„ 1904 „ 763
„ 1905 „ 879
., 1906 „ 921
„ 1907 „ 986
It has amounted to 9,7.41 since the census in 1891.
The greatest excess of Births over Deaths in 1907
was at Mitcham with 430, Merton with 212, Beddington
with 107, and Coulsdon with 94.