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Deaths.—During 1917, 1,212 deaths of civilians
were registered in the borough, but of these 195 were
of persons not belonging to the borough, while 618
inhabitants of Hammersmith died outside the borough,
chiefly in various public institutions. There were
therefore 1,635 deaths of persons having their usual
residence in Hammersmith, representing a death rate
of 14.3 per 1,000 of the estimated civilian population,
which is the same as the average rate of the preceding
five years.
The death rate of the County of London was 15.7
per 1,000, and in the various Metropolitan boroughs the
rates ranged from 11.9 in Lewisham and Woolwich to
22.2 in Shoreditch.
Excess of Births Over Deaths.—The natural increase
of the population by the excess of births over deaths
was 643, compared with 937, 787, and 937 in the
preceding three years.
The following table gives the statistics of the
borough during 1917 and the five previous years in the
form prescribed by the Local Government Board-

Area of District in acres (land and inland water) 2282 5
Total population at all ages 121,521
Total families or separate occupiers 28,462
At
Census
of 1911
(of.
Census
Vol. 5).