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Health op England And Wales during 1897.
During the first quarter of the year the death-rate in
England and Wales among males was 19.9, and that among
females 17.7, both showing a decrease compared with the
averages in the ten preceding first quarters.
During the second quarter the death-rate among males was
17.6, and that among females 15.0 per 1,000. Both deathrates
showed a marked decrease compared with the averages
in the ten preceding second quarters.
During the third quarter the death-rate among males was
19 1, and among females 16.5. Both showed an increase
compared with the averages in the ten preceding third
quarters.
During the fourth quarter the death-rate among males was
17.9, and among females 16.0 per 1,000. Compared with the
averages in the ten preceding fourth quarters the death-rate
of each sex showed a decrease of 1.6 per 1,000 living.
921,104 births and 541,426 deaths were registered in England
and Wales during the year 1897. The natural increase of
population, by excess of births over deaths, was therefore
379,678, the average annual increase in the preceding five
years having been 363,383.
The birth-rate in England and Wales in 1897 was 29.7 per
1,000 of the population, which is equal to the rate in 1896, and
lower than that in any other year on record excepting 1894;
compared with the average in the ten years 1887-96, the birthrate
in 1897 shows a decrease of 1.0 per 1,000.
The death-rate in 1897 was 17.4 per 1,000, which is lower
than the rate in any previous year, excepting 1894 and 1896 ;
compared with the average in the ten years 1887-96, the deathrate
in 1897 shows a decrease of 1.2 per 1,000.
The returns issued by the Board of Trade show that 213,450
emigrants embarked during the year, from the various ports in
the United Kingdom at which emigration officers are stationed,
for places beyond Europe.
Births and Deaths.
The number of births registered during the year 1897, when
all the corrections have been made, was 1,238, showing a
birth-rate of 22.2 per 1,000 of the population. 317 births
occurred in St. Margaret's parish, of which 159 were males
and 158 females, giving a birth-rate of 14.4 per 1,000; and
921 births in St. John's parish, of which 486 were males and
435 females, giving a birth-rate of 26.8.