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Births.
Births.
The number of births registered as belonging to the
district during the year was 1,361, consisting of 702
males and 659 females. From this number the birthrate
is calculated as 17.8 per 1,000 of population, the
population on which this calculation is made being
that supplied by the Registrar-General of 76,299.
The birth-rate, as will be seen in a subsequent Table,
is the highest since the year 1913. Ealing has shared
with other parts of the country in a marked increase
of births compared with previous years. In the following
Table the birth-rate of Ealing is compared with
that for England and Wales, and with those of the
96 Great Towns and of London:—
birth-rate.
Ealing 17.8 per 1,000 of population.
England and Wales 25.4 „ „
96 Great Towns 26.2 „ „
London 26.5 „ „
Illegitimate Births.—The illegitimate births were 75
in number, giving an illegitimate birth-rate of .97 per
1,000 of population, and a percentage of 5.5 of the total
births.
The following Table represents the illegitimate birthrate
for the last six years:—
illegitimate birth-rate.
1915 54 per 1,000 of population.
1916 40 „ „
1917 80 „ „
1918 91 „ „
1919 97 „ „
1920 97 „ „