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Population.
The Registrar General's estimate of the population of Barnes
for mid-year 1938 is 40/, 60.
This is a decrease of 140 persons on his estimate of the population
for the previous year, and represents a decrease of 1,480 persons since
the date of the last Census six years ago, when the population of the
Borough was found to be 42,440 persons.
Although there has been during the seven years since the 1931
Cent us a natural decrease from excess of deaths over births amounting
to 479 persons, there have been during that same period 1,020 newly
erected dwellings completed, and occupied, whilst only 96
dwellings have been demolished.
The density of population is now 16.3 persons per acre,
considerably more than double the density in 1901 which was only
7.1 persons per acre.
Birth-rate.
The number of live births registered in the district during the
year was 309. After correction for inward and outward transfers
the "nett" number of births assignable to the district was 378,
corresponding to a birth-rate of 9*2 per 1,000 of the populatiqn.
The birth-rate for the year for England and Wales was 15.1 and for
London 13'4.
The birth-rate for the area has been declining since 1921; from
that year until 1930 there was a steady decline, but from 1930 to the
present time the fall has been much more marked. The lowest
ever recorded for the area was in 1936 when the rate was a low as
8.4 per 1,000 of the population.
Death-rate.
.
The number of deaths registered in the district during the year
1938 was 237. Of these 15 were deaths of persons who were not
"residents" of the Borough, and 222 were deaths of "residents."
To obtain the correct number of deaths representing the true mortality
amongst the population it is necessary to add 221 deaths of "residents"
whose deaths occurred outside the Borough.
The corrected number of deaths therefore belonging to this district
is 443. This number represents a death-rate of 10.8 per 1,000 of
the population. The death rate for the year for England and Wales
was 11.6, and that for London 11.4.
The death-rate of 10.8 for the year 1938 is markedly lower than
the death-rates for the two previous years.