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year. No building of large size has been erected, and
the northern and western parts of the district received
the larger proportion of the newly-erected dwellings.
In former reports I have alluded to the question as
to whether there is any marked deficiency of suitable
residences for the working classes, and, on the whole,
I am still of the opinion that there is no actual dearth
of such, although, in a large number of instances,
rents are considerably higher than the tenants are able
to meet, without more or less difficulty. The municipal
dwelling houses already existing are greatly
appreciated, and afford satisfactory accommodation
at reasonable rentals. The physical conditions of this
Borough continue little unaltered, and I think no detailed
remarks on this point are necessary.
The main drainage, water supply, etc., continue
as efficient as usual.
Population* (71,300).
I have estimated the population of this Borough
for the past year at 71,300, and on this number the
various vital statistics are calculated.
The natural increase of population, viz., the excess
of births over deaths, registered, was 581.
Deaths.
The total number of deaths registered in the
Borough during 1914 was 566, and to this number
must be added 123 residents whose deaths were registered
outside the district, making a total of 689, but
from this number must be deducted seventeen deaths
of non-residents (transferred to their respective districts),
making the actual total of deaths upon which
to calculate the death rate, 672. This affords a
death rate of 9.42 per 1,000, or one death in every
106.1 of the population compared with 111.2 for 1913.
The same rate for England and Wales was 13.9 per
1,000, and for the ninety-seven large towns, including