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suggested that a quinquennial enumeration should
take place.
The excess of births over deaths during the year
was 364.
I have estimated the population for the middle of
the year at 25,182.
Births.
The number of births during the year was 724
(360 males, 364 females); the birth rate was 28.55
per thousand. For London it was 30.2, and for
England and Wales 29.7.
Deaths.
During the year 360 deaths were registered (166
males, 194 females): five were non-residents not included
in the general death rate.
The annual rate of mortality amounted to 14.29
per thousand; whilst for London it was 18.2, and for
England and Wales 17.1.
The deaths tabulated in the usual forms as
required by the Local Government Board are to be
found at the end of this report.
Diseases of the respiratory organs (excluding
phthisis) caused 48 deaths, being a decrease of 16 on
the previous year (1895).
Diseases of the circulatory organs resulted in 23
deaths, showing a decrease of seven on the preceding
year.
Phthisis and Tuberculosis.
Thirty deaths weYe registered from this disease,
a decrease of nine on the year 1895.