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therefore, an increase of 8 on that year. Of the total
number 1,010, 188 occurred in the Union Infirmary,
98 of which belonged to Battersea as a whole, leaving
90 to be divided amongst the other parishes of the
Union. These 188 deaths are 16 below those returned
in the previous year, when 204 took place.
The 98 belonging to Battersea as a whole will be
taken into account when calculating the death-rate for
the whole parish.
Deducting the 188 Infirmary deaths, 822 will be
the corrcct number for this *out-door district.
Death-rate.—The death-rate, which one is now able
to calculate with a degree of accuracy, which has been
impossible for some years past, is 16.5 per 1,000.
Birth-rate.—The number of births registered was
1838; 913 being males and 895 females, these give a
rate of 37.5 per 1,000, or a decrease of 5 per 1,000 on
the previous year, this is of course owing to the
difference between the real and previously estimated
population.
Natural Increase.—The above number of births
are 1,016 in excess of the deaths, and constitute the
year's natural increase.
The following table shows the causes of all deaths,
classified at different ,ages, sex, and social position, which
have taken place in the sub-district during the year.
* Out-door with reference to Infirmary.