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The death-rate population (46,330) excludes all non-civilian
males whether serving at home or abroad ; whilst the birth-rate
(and marriage-rate) population (47,850) includes all the elements
of the population contributing to the birth and marriage rates and
may be represented by:—
Death-rate population plus this district's proportional
share of all non-civilians enlisted from this country.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the district was 1024,
but 522 of these did not belong to the district, while 47 residents
died without the district. Thus the number of deaths properly
attributable to the district was 549. Adopting the basis of the
population estimated by the Registrar-General, the death-rate for
the district comes to 11 8 per 1,000, which is comparable with
the following figures: —12.9 for England and 134 for London.
As it is not possible to calculate the population in each Ward
with any reasonable degree of accuracy, I am unable to furnish
the death-rate for each separate Ward, but a fairly reliable index
to the comparative mortality of the Wards may he found in the
Infant death-rates given on page 4.
Births.
The total number of births registered during the year was 98G,
but 102 of these did not belong to this district, while 14 births
properly belonging to this district occurred outside the district.
The nett number of births thus attributable to the district is 898.
Adopting the population basis suggested by the Registrar-General
for the calculation of the birth-rate, this comes to 18.7 per 1,000.
The birth-rate of England and Wales is 20 6 per 1,000 and for
London 21. per 1,000.
Legitimacy.
The following figures gives the number of births:—