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Table I.—Vital Statistics of the Whole Borough during 1931 and Tex preceding Years.
Year.
Population
Estimated to
Middle of
each Year.
Births.
Total Deaths
Registered in the
Borough.
Transferable
Deaths.t
Nett Deaths Belonging to
the Borough.
Uncorrected
Number.
Nett.
Of NonResidents
registered
in the
Borough.
Of Residents
not
registered
in the
Borough.
Under 1 Year of Age.
At all Ages.
Number.
*
Rate.
Number.
*
Rate per
1,000
Nett
Births.
Number.
*
Rate.
N umber.
Rate.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1921
159400
3546
3528
22.1
1865
11.7
381
382
291
83
1866
11.7
1922
159500
3210
3242
20.3
1897
11.9
362
400
224
69
1935
12.1
1923
161600
3312
3123
19.3
1632
10.0
252
328
199
64
1708
10.5
1924
163100
2975
2967
18.2
1717
10.5
270
373
214
72
1820
11.1
1925
163700
2780
2771
16.9
1620
9.9
209
343
211
76
1754
10.7
1926
164300
2691
2670
16.2
1578
9.6
168
373
173
64
1783
10.8
1927
161900
2356
2444
15.1
1588
9.8
121
366
162
66
1833
11.3
1928
155300
2319
2388
15.4
1548
9.9
128
360
185
77
1780
11.5
1929
153700
2328
2502
16.2
1882
12.2
157
394
173
69
2119
13.7
1930
153700
2226
2366
15.3
1473
9.5
143
343
136
57
1673
10.8
1931
151200
2103
2281
15.08
1532
10.1
107
432
154
67
1857
12.3
*Notes:-This table is arranged t0 show the grOSS births and deaths registered in the borough during the year, and the births and deaths properly belonging to it with
the corresponding rates.
*In column 6 are included the whole of the deaths registered during the Calendar year 35 having actually occurred Within the borough, but excluding the deaths of Soldiers
and sailor that have occurred in hospitals and institutions in the borough.
In column 12 is entered the number in Column 6, corrected by subtraction of the number in Column 8 and by addition of the number in Column 9.Deaths in column
10 are similarity corrected by subtraction of the deaths under 1, included in the number given in column 8, and by addition of the deaths under 1, included in the number given
in Column9.
† Transferable deaths" are deaths of persons who having a fixed or usual residence in England or wales, die in a district other than that in which they resided.
The deaths of persons without fixed or usual residence,e.g., casuals, are not included in columns 8 or 9, except in certain instances under 3(b) below. In columns 8 the
number of transferable deaths of "non-residents" which are deducted is stated, and in column 9 the number of deaths of "residents" outside the district which are added
in calculating the nett death-rate of the borough.
The following special cases arise as to Transferable Deaths •—
(1)Persons dying in Institutions for the sick or infirm such as hospital, lunatic asylums, workhouses and nursing home (but not almshouses) are regarded as residents
of the district in which they had a fixed or the usual residence at the time of admission. If the person dying in an Institution had no fixed residence at the time of admission,
the death is not transferable. If the patient has been directrly transferred from one such institution to another, the death is transferable to the district of residence at the
time of admission to the first institution.
(2)The deaths of infants born and dying within a year of birth in an Institution to which the was admitted for her confinement are referred to the district of
fixed or usual residence of the parent.
(3)Deaths from violence are referred (a) to the district of residence under the general rule; (b) if district is unknown, or the deceased had no fixed abode, to the
district where the accident occurred, if known; (c) failing this to the district where death occurred, if known; and (d) failing this, to the district where the body was founds.
Area of District in acres (land and inland water), 1706. Total population at all ages at the Census of 1931 : 150,928.
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