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Acreage of the District 6585
Number of Inhabited Houses at the end of June, 1901 704
1905 903
(The first year of a separate District)
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 19O6 951
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, „ 1907 1045
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 1908 1109
Population at the time of the Census, 1901 3560
Estimated population at the end of June, 1905 4515
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,19O6 4755
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 1907 553o
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, „ 1908 5656
(The estimate of population is arrived at by multiplying
the number of inhabited houses by the factor 5.1.)
House accommodation for the working classes in Northwood
continues to be improved but there is still great
difficulty in finding cottages at a moderate rental and in a
sanitary condition for the needs of the agricultural population
around Ruislip and Eastcote.
Vital Statistics.
Estimated population at the end of June, 1908 5656
Number of births registered in the year, 1908 122
Birth rate per thousand of estimated population 21.5
Number of deaths registered during the year, 1908 39
Subtracting deaths of non-residents dying in public
institutions in the district (6) and adding deaths
of residents dying outside the district (8) the nett
number of deaths 41
The corrected death rate then is 7.2
[The birth rate for 1907 was 20.07].
[The death rate for 1907 was 8.06].
Infectious Diseases.
(I) Small Pox.
No case during the year.