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I therefore assume— both for the ten years 1881-91, and as an
estimate for the current decennium, commencing in 1891, an
annual increase of 300 only, notwithstanding that the average
annual excess of births over deaths in the ten years, 1881-91, was
1356— an assumption which involves an annual loss of over
1000, by migration, during the ten years, 1881-91. On
this basis it is assumed that the population at the middle of
1892 numbered 166,700, and that there was a loss to the
Parish of 536 persons in the year. The density of the population
was 76 per acre, the number of persons to a house
being 7.56 (against 8.08 in 1881.), the inhabited houses being
22,050 The estimated population of the Town subdistrict
was 118,700, that of Brompton being 48,000. The
males numbered 65,800: the females were 100,900, and
therefore upwards of 35,000 in excess; the excess in 1871
having been 22,000 only. The increase in the excess of
females between 1881 and 1891 was 2664, or only 493 fewer
than the total increase of population in the ten years (3170); a
markable fact, seeing that the male births (20,464) exceeded
the female births (19,794) by 670 in the ten completed years
1881-90.
MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE-RATE.
The marriages in 1892 were 1,584, against 1,491,1,511, and
1,569 in the preceding three years respectively. Of these there
were celebrated:
By the Church (73.2 percent. of total marriages) 1160
At Roman Catholic Places of Worship130
At other Nonconformist Places of Worship 64
At the Superintendent Registrar's Office 230
Total 1,584
The marriage-rate, i.e. persons married to 1000 inhabitants,
was 19.0, compared with 18.0, 18.2 and 18.9 in the preceding
three years respectively. The marriage-rate in