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BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
The birth rate fell from 16.19 to 15.35 per 1,000 population,
the comparative figure for England and Wales in 1938 being
15.1.
As the Borough population becomes stabilised, so will the
birth rate tend to approach that of the country as a whole, but
it may be anticipated to remain higher than the general birthrate
for some time.
The crude death rate continues to remain at an arrestingly
small figure. In 1938 it was 6.77 per 1,000 estimated population,
while in the previous year it was 7.31, the comparative
figure for England and Wales in 1938 being 11.6. The crude
death rate for Wembley (6.77) was only 58.4 per cent of that
of England and Wales (11.6).
Births.—As regards births the following table shows the
notifications (corrected for inward and outward transfers) by
doctors, midwives or parents, together with the particulars as
to where the confinements actually took place:-

Deaths.—Of the 808 deaths of Wembley residents, it is interesting
to note that 384 (47.52%) of these occurred elsewhere
than within the Borough boundaries, while 412 took place in
hospital (50.99%).
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