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Infant Death Rate:
All infants per 1,000 births 22.68
Legitimate—per 1,000 legitimate live births 22.27
Illegitimate—per 1,000 illegitimate live births 38.46
Deaths from Measles (all ages) 0
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) 0
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) 0
POPULATION
The Registrar-General estimated the civilian population of
the Borough at the middle of 1948 to be 74,030, a decrease of 290
as compared with 1947. This figure was rather surprising in view
of the fact that the excess of births over deaths during 1948 was
244. I wrote to the Registrar-General for further information
on the subject. His reply stated that the apparent decrease in
the population arose from the fact that the 1947 population figure
was only a provisional estimate. Since the publication of this
figure, population estimates of local areas have apparently been
carefully scrutinised in the light of all available data (National
Register records, Ration Book issues, Civilian Electorate). As
a result of this scrutiny, the mid-1947 estimated population of
the Borough was amended to 73,670. This means that the
estimate of population in respect of mid-1948 is 360 in excess of
that relating to mid-1947.
BIRTHS—BIRTH RATE
The nett total births accredited to the district was
1,014, a decrease of 232 on the preceding year. Of these, 496
were males and 518 females (14 males and 12 females being
illegitimate).
The birth-rate for the year was 13.69 per 1,000 of the
population.
The birth-rate for England and Wales for 1948 was 17.9
and for the administrative County of London 20.1.

During 1948, the number of births recorded was 244 more
than the number of deaths, as compared with 410 in 1947.
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