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Births.
Nine hundred and forty-three births were registered
during the year, of which 482 were males and 461
females. The birth rate was 25.05 per thousand, or
one in 39.9 of the population. For England and Wales
it was 24.8, and for London 23.6.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered last year was 400
(males 138, females 262), as compared with 535 for
1909, and 443 for 1908. The number registered outside
or beyond the district was 100, and within the
district 300. The death rate in the district alone
was 8.18 per thousand, or about 1 in 162.3 of persons
living, and the death rate calculated on the net deaths
at all ages belonging to the district was io'62. That
for London was 12.7, and for England and Wales 14.3.
The deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases
numbered 23 against 49 for the preceding year, indicating
a decrease of 24. The zymotic death rate was 0.66
per thousand, the rate for London was 0.1 and for
the 77 large towns 1.1.
Zymotic deaths were classified as follows:—
Measles 1
Scarlet Fever 1
Whooping Cough 9
Diphtheria (including Membranous
Croup) 5
Croup 1
Diarrhœa 5
Enteritis 3
Total 25
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