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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 1935 was 38,450.
Births.
There were 360 births during the year (190 males and 170
females). This gives a birth rate of 9.4 per 1,000 of the population
as compared with a rate of 14.7 in England and Wales and 13'3 in
London.
There were 15 still births registered giving a rate of 0.39 per
1,000 of the population, as compared with 0.62 in England and
Wales and 0.52 in London.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered during the year was 510 (224
males and 286 females). In the list of deaths supplied weekly by
the local Registrar there were 229 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 88 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 391, and the number of inquests held was 73, though
all of these were not concerned with Richmond residents.
The 510 deaths give a crude death rate of 13.3 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.