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APPENDIX No. 1.
REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
During the year, March 25th, 1885, to March 25th, 1880.
Gentlemen,
The bases upon which the calculations embodied in the following
report are founded, are first, the number of inhabitants in my last report, and secondly,
the natural increase which has been registered from week to week.
I speak of natural increase, for it is not in my power to ascertain the increase due
to the greater accommodation from the building that has been going on during the period
of this report. This could only be got at by a fresh census. As I have not that basis to
go upon, and as 1 would rather not make a guess as to what it might be, it will be more
reasonable, though perhaps it may not be absolutely correct, to proceed upon the first
method of calculation. Of course, this mode of proceedure is open to one serious
objection, that is, it is not a mathematically correct basis, but it will only show an
approximation to the total number of persons living in the parish.
First then ; the total number of inhabitants in the parish, on March 25th, 1885,
was 40,343. Since then the entire natural increase has been—
Males.
Females.
Totals.
In first quarter
78
68
146
In second quarter
89
111
200
In third quarter
99
76
175
In fourth quarter
66
36
102
Total natural increase
332
291
623
This raises the number of inhabitants in the parish approximately to 40,966.
The number of births registered is:—
Males.
Females.
Totals.
In hrst quarter
176
139
315
In second quarter
188
192
380
In third quarter
222
185
407
In fourth quarter
189
151
340
1 he number of deaths registered is :—
Males.
Females.
Totals
In first quarter
98
71
169
In second quarter
98
82
180
In third quarter
125
107
232
In fourth quarter
122
116
238
The birth rate per thousand per annum is 36.2.
The death rate per thousand per annum is 17.9.