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polis amounted to 3,955,814.He does not give
the corresponding populations of the several groups
of districts; but doubtless for the purposes of the
death-rate he has based his calculations for each
case on the experience of the previous ten years.
The following table gives the births and
deaths, and the birth-rates and death-rates per 1,000
in 1883, both for the whole of London and for its
several groups of districts. All the death-rates, and
the birth-rate for London itself, are those furnished
by the Registrar General. The birth-rates for the
groups of districts have been calculated by myself
on the assumption that their populations have remained
stationary since 1881, and therefore (excepting
in the case of the central districts whose population
scarcely changes from year to year) are somewhat
higher than they should be.
Table II.—Births, Deaths, Birth-rates & Death-rates of London
and its Groops of districts for 1883.
London.
West D.
North D.
Central
D.
East D.
South D.
Births
133,656
20,105
30,316
8,605
27,544
47,086
Deaths
80,578
13,480
17,911
6,276
16,936
25,975
Birth-rate
33.9
30.0
31.3
30.5
38.9
37.2
Death-rate
20.4
19.5
19.1
23.2
24.1
19.4