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These births correspond to a birth-rate of 33.3 per 1,000,
being the lowest yet recorded in Fulham.
The steady decline in the birth-rate of recent years will be
seen on reference to Table XVI.
The birth-rate of the County of London was 29.0, being
lower than in any preceding year and in the three adjoining
boroughs, the rates were—Kensington, 20.4, Hammersmith,
26.8, and Chelsea, 221.
In the other metropolitan boroughs the rates ranged from
13.7 in the City of London, 17.8 in Westminster, and 18.0 in
Hampstead to 35.6 in Bethnal Green, 37.2 in Stepney and 37.7
in Finsbury.
In the 32 large provincial towns the birth-rate was 29'8,
ranging from 22.5 in Halifax, 22 7 in Huddersfield and 231 in
Bradford to 35.2 in West Ham, 355 in Sunderland and 36.8 in
Gateshead.
Distribution of Births.
The following Table gives the number of births and the
birth-rate in the various wards:—
TABLE XV.
Ward.
No. of Births.
Birth Rate
Barons Court Ward
192
15.7
Lillie Ward
662
30.5
Walham Ward
375
29.4
Margravine Ward
759
44.9
Munster Ward
1098
38.3
Hurlingham Ward
241
27.0
Sand's End Ward
873
36.2
Town Ward
396
30.0