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several Church of England Churches, 41 in Dissenting
Chapels, and 39 at the Registrar's Office.
In the Hamlet of Penge 114 Marriages took place, of
which 98 were solemnized in Church of England Churches,
8 in Dissenting Chapels, and 8 at the Registrar's Office.
Births.
The Registered Births in the District in the year 1881
amounted to 2,199.
Males 1,129,
Females 1,070.
The Birth Rate to population was 30.75 per 1,000.
In London 132,674 births were registered, the annual
Birth Rate being 34.7 per 1,000.
In England and Wales 883,518 were registered, the
annual Birth Rate being 339 per 1,000.
The nat ural increase of population by excess of births over
deaths in the Lewisham district was 1123.
Deaths.
The number of Deaths registered in the Lewisham
District during the year 1881 was 1,076, being 22 in excess
of the number registered during the previous year.
The annual rate of mortality per 1,000 was 15.04.
The annual rate of mortality in England and Wales in
the year 1881 was 18.9.
In the Metropolitan and City Police Districts 20.3. In
Registration London, 21.2; and in the districts outside
Registration London, 16.4 per 1,000.
By reference to Table III., which gives the mortality