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balance any deficiency in numbers in the new] the
population occupying the 4,921 dwellings in this
District would be 22,932. In addition, there is a
resident staff of 127 at the Downs Hospital for
Children, and 46 at the Belmont Institution; these
bring the net population to 23,105; and, with these
Institutions' inmates (339 and 954) the gross populartion
to 24,398.
For estimating the birth and death rates the
Registrar-General's figures, 21,320, must be used.
The Birth-rate is 14 9 [corresponding figure for
England and Wales 18 3].
The Death-rate is 11.3 [corresponding figure for
England and Wales 12.2].
This Death-rate is reduced by 01 when standardised
to what it would be if the sex and age constitution of
the population were identical with that of England
and Wales, the standardising factor being 099. At
the 1911 Census this factor was 0 9359.
This Death-rate is higher than usual, the average
rates for the last 20 years, in 5-year periods, being
10 4, 10 0, 10 9, 10 4., As can be seen in a table in
the body of this report the reduced number of deaths
under 5 years of age is balanced by an increase of
deaths at 65 years of age and above. In this year of
1925, no less than 54 per cent, of the total deaths
occurred at 65, or more, years of age.
As a single cause of death cancer heads the list.
A table referring to this is placed in the body of this
report. There was no death from Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria, Measles, Whooping Cough, or Enteric
Fever, and four only from Influenza.
The Infant Mortality rate—deaths per 1,000 births
—is higher than usual [57 to England and Wales's
75], but one-half of the deaths occurred before a week
of life had been completed. As to the future: more