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Marriages. The number of marriages was 1,336
and the marriage rate (the number of marriages per
1,000 of the population) was 8.8. In the two preceding
years the number of marriages was 1,468 and 1,453
respectively, so that there was a decrease of 132 in
1931.
Births. During the year the live births corrected
by the distribution of those occurring in lying-in
institutions in the borough to those districts in which
the mothers resided and the inclusion of children born
to Fulham mothers in institutions outside the borough,
numbered 2,281 of whom 1,165 were boys and 1,116
were girls. The birth-rate (the number of births per
1,000 of the population) was 15.08. The birth rate
for the whole of London was 15.0 and for England and
Wales was 15.8.
Stillbirths. The number of stillbirths during 1931
was 79 compared with 72 during the previous year.
Illegitimacy. The illegitimate live births numbered
155 (76 males and 79 females) during 1931 as
compared with 144 for the previous year, and they
constituted 6.8 per cent. of the total live births.
Natural Increase of the Population. The natural
increase of the population, that is to say the excess of
the total live births over the deaths, was 424 against
693 in 1931.
Deaths. During the year ended 31st December,
1931, 1,532 deaths were registered as having occurred
in the borough. Of these 107 were of persons not
belonging to the borough while 432 inhabitants of
Fulham died outside the borough, chiefly in public
institutions. There were therefore 1,857 deaths of
persons—958 males and 899 females—having their
usual residence in Fulham, representing an annual
rate of 12.3 per 1,000 of the population. This rate
is 1.5 above that of the previous year and 1.4 below