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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 1937 was 38,350.
It is interesting to note that since the date of the Census the
number of deaths each year has been greater than the number of
births. Altogether in the seven years there have been 660 more
deaths than births. There has been a considerable amount of
building in Petersham and Ham (apart from the erection of Council
Houses). This may have some effect on the figures as estimated.
Births.
There were 389 births during the year (215 males and 174
females). This gives a birth rate of 10-2 per 1,000 of the population
as compared with a rate of 14.9 in England and Wales and 13.3 in
London.
There were 13 still births registered giving a rate of 0.34 per
1,000 of the population, as compared with 0.60 in England and
Wales and 0.54 in London.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered during the year was 501 (235
males and 266 females). In the list of deaths supplied weekly by
the local Registrar there were 294 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 110 persons who normally resided in the
Borough died elsewhere and are included in the total deaths.
The number of deaths whicli occurred in Institutions in the
Borough was 447, and the number of inquests held was 68, though
all of these were not concerned with Richmond residents.