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Population. The census taken during 1931 showed
that the population of the borough was 150,928
but the Registrar-General's estimate of the population
for the year 1932 was 149,000. This latter figure has
been used for the compilation of the various rates
mentioned in this report.
Marriages. The number of marriages was 1,211 and
the marriage rate (the number of marriages per 1,000 of
the population) was 8.09. In the preceding years the
number of marriages was 1,330 and 1,468 so that there
was a decrease in 1932.
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
2,137 of whom 1,089 were males and 1,048 were females.
The birth rate (the number of live births per 1,000 of the
population) was 14.3. The birth rate for the whole of
London was 14.2 and for England and Wales 15.3.
Stillbirths. The number of stillbirths during 1932
was 04 compared with 70 (lining the previous year.
The stillbirths amounted to 29.08 per 1,000 of the total
births (live and stillbirths).
Illegitimacy. The illegitimate live births numbered
130) (05 males and 71 females) during 1932 as compared
with 155 for the previous year and they constituted 0.4
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 289 compared with
424 during 1931.
Deaths. During the year ended 31lst December,
1932, 1,509 deaths were registered as having occurred
in the borough. Of these 202 were of persons not
belonging to the borough while 481 inhabitants of