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The excess of births over deaths shows the natural increase
of population, or gain of life for the year. The births, having
been 8783, and the deaths 5540, the natural increase has been
3234 (1055 males and 1570 females).
No. of Births, Males, 4458 Females, 4325
No. of Deaths ,, 2803 „ 2746
Natural increase Males 1655 Females, 1570 or 3234 persons,
or Population,
It is assumed in the above calculation that the births of
strangers balanced the deaths of strangers.
The following Tabular Statement gives the estimated population,
and the relative birth-rates and death-rates, &c., of the
Inner and Outer Liberties, or Urban and Sub-Urban Districts
of the Parish:—
Urban
Portion.
Sub-Urban
Portion.
Estimated Population
91,594
159,923
Births, 1877-8
3,782
5,001
Deaths
2,696
2,853
Natural increase of Population
1,086
2,148
Birth-rate per 1000
41.3
31.3
Death-rate, ditto
29.4
17.8
Deaths referred to Zymotic Diseases
35.8
77.3
Zymotic death-rate per 1000 living
3.9
4.8
615 strangers are included in the above statement, 205 of
whom died in the Inner, and 320 in the Outer Liberties.
Deducting these, the death-rate for the former was 26.2, and for
the latter 15.8 per 1000.
325 strangers were referred to the principal Zymotic Diseases,
which, if deducted, reduces the Zymotic rate for the Urban
portion to 37, and that for the Sub-Urban to 2.9 per 1000.
The Zymotic rate for London for the same period was 3.8.
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
1131 deaths were referred to the principal Zymotic Diseases,
including 325 strangers. In the June quarter, 302 deaths,