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Population.
At the Census of 1931 the population of the Borough was
37,791 while the Registrar General's estimate of the population at
the middle of 1934 was 38,570.
Births.
There were 403 births during the year (204 males and 199
females). This gives a birth rate of 10.4 per 1,000 of the
population as compared with a rate of 14.8 in England and Wales
and 13.2 in London.
There were 16 still births registered giving a rate of 0.41 per
1,000 of the population, as compared with 0.62 in England and
Wales and 0.50 in London.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered during the year was 508 (218
males and 290 females). In the list of deaths supplied weekly by
the local Registrar there were 232 deaths of persons usually
residing outside the Borough. These are not included in my
statistics but are dealt with in the districts concerned.
On the other hand 89 persons who normally resided in the
Borough died elsewhere and are included in the total deaths.
The number of deaths which occurred in Institutions in the
Borough was 380, and the number of inquests held was 85, though
all of these were not concerned with Richmond residents.
The 508 deaths gives a crude death rate of 13.2 per 1,000 of
the population. This crude death rate however cannot be used to
compare the mortality with that of other districts as the
populations of all areas are not similarly constituted as regards
the proportions of their sex and age group components.