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Willesden 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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17
MARRIAGES.
It will be seen from the Tables that there is a fall in the marriage
rate as compared with the rate of 1909, though the rate, 13 0 per
1,000, is slightly above the average of the last 10 years, 12 7 per 1,000.
A notable feature of the marriage rate is the decline in the
proportion performed otherwise than in the Church of England.
Since 1903 this proportion has been steadily and lapidly increasing.
The increase in 1910 in the proportion of marriages performed in the
Church of England has been chiefly at the expense of those performed
in Non-conformist Churches, civil marriages being nearly in the same
proportion to the total as those of last year.
Table N O . 4.—MARRIAGES.
| 1910. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter | Fourth Quarter. | Torn.. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Church of England | 104 | 130 | 231 | 158 | 623 |
| Nonconformist Churches | — | — | — | — | 101 |
| Registrar s Office | — | — | — | — | 270 |
| Totals | 10.4 | 130 | 231 | 158 | 994 |
The total of 994 marriages for the year gives a marriage rate of 130
per 1,000 persons living. Since 1900 the marriage rates per 1,000 have
been as follows :—
Marriage Rate per 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910
1,000 persons ...10.8 11.2 12.4 12.9 12.4 12.7 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.8 13.0
Percentage perFormed
otherwise
than m Church
of England 26.8 28.4 26 1 25.1 29.1 32.9 33.1 33.3 41.7 43.8 37.2
England & Wales,
Ditto— 33 4 33 9 34.9 35.8 36.4 36.8 37.6 38.4 38.6