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ANNUAL REPORT, 1908.
1, Park Crescent, Portland Place,
London, W.
January, 30TH 1909.
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To the Chairman and Members of the Harrow Urban
District Council.
Sirs,
I have the honour to present to you my Report
for the year ending December, 31st, 1908.
The estimated population to the middle of the year
was 16,132.
BIRTH-RATE.
The births of 163 boys and 183 girls were registered
during the year, making a total of 346, as compared
with 350 in 1907. This gives a birth-rate of 21.4 per
thousand, which is a serious decrease compared with
that of the previous year, when it was 23.5. This is
lower than that of any year in the previous decade. The
average for the previous ten years is 227. The birthrate
for England and Wales in 1908 was 26.5, and for
142 smaller towns 26.
DEATH-RATE.
There were 109 deaths registered—59 males and 50
females—the death-rate being 6.7 per thousand, which
is slightly more than that of 1907, when it was 6.5 per
1,000. Of these deaths 37 occurred in the March quarter,
17 in the June quarter, 29 in the September quarter,
and 25 in the December quarter.
There were 34 deaths in the parish of St. Mary, 35
in Roxeth, and 40 in Greenhill.