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POPULATION.
The Registrar General estimated the civilian
population of the Borough at the middle of 1940 to
he 66,570, 1,200 less than at the same period of
1939. He also states that "estimates of the numbers
and distribution of the non-civilian population are
not available". The population and birth-rate
figures are, therefore, not strictly comparable with
those of previous years.
BIRTHS - BIRTH RATE
The nett total births accredited to the district
was 707, a decrease of 73 on the preceding' year. Of
these, 369 were males and 338 females (14 males and 11
females were illegitimate), although, as previously
indicated, the Registrar General gives a total of 701
births for the calculation of the' Infant Mortality and
certain other rates.
The birth-rate for the year was 10.62 per 1,000
of the population. The birth-rate for England and
Wales for 1940 was 14.6 and for the administrative
County of London, 13.7
During 1940, the number of births recorded was
62 less than the number of deaths, as compared with
an excess of 87 births in 1939.
The total number of births actually registered in
the district during the year amounted to 704, of which
15 were unnotified. The percentage of births notified
was therefore 97.87 as compared with 98.6% in 1939.
Two hundred and thirty two births were notified by
midwives.
MORTALITY.
GENERAL MORTALITY AND DEATH RATE.- The nett number of
eaths accredited to this district was 769, an increase
??? 76 as compared with the orevibus year
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