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The nett death rate for 1909 was l0.l, and the
average for the ten preceding years was 10 0 per
1,000. This is therefore by far the lowest death
rate ever recorded, but, as I have already intimated,
it may have to be modified when the
Census returns are published.
Of the non-resident deaths, there were 11 in
the Isolation Hospital, being 8 from diphtheria
and 3 from scarlet fever, and in the Cottage Hospital
1, making together the total of 12. These
returns were all forwarded to, and are included
in, their respective districts, which are Esher are
The Dittons, and Molesey.
Of the 142 deaths registered, 32 represent
those of 70 years and over, that is to say, 22.5
per cent. of the deaths of the year. Of these, 22
were females and 10 males, one woman being 90
years old. The deaths under one year of age
were 17.6 per cent., so that 40.1 per cent. of the
annual deaths were contributed by the very
young and the very old.
Births.—There were 332 births registered
during the year, which is the lowest
number but one for the last seven years, and gives
the lowest birth-rate during the decade, 17.6. The
average number of births during the ten previous
years was 335 and the average birth-rate 20.1, so
there is a considerable falling off. A comparison
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