┌────────────────┬──────────────┬─────────────────┬──────────┬────────┐ │ │ The annual │ │Proportion│ Excess │ │ │ average Rate │ Proportion of │of Births │in every│ │ │of Increase of│Births and Deaths│and Deaths│ 10,000 │ │ │Population has│to Population in │ to every │Persons │ │ │ been per │ the Year ended │ 10,000 │ of │ │ │10,000 persons│ June 30, 1840. │Persons in│ Births │ │ │ between 1831 │ │ same │ above │ │ │ and 1841. │ │ period. │Deaths. │ ├────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────────┼──────────┼────────┤ │_a._ The 14 │ │ │ │ │ │ counties where│ │deaths (1 in 54),│deaths 184│ │ │ the mortality │ 112 │deaths (1 in 34),│births 297│ 113│ │ has been _the │ │ │ │ │ │ least_ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │_b._ The 14 │ │ │ │ │ │ counties where│ 121 │deaths (1 in 48),│deaths 208│ 94│ │ it has been │ │births (1 in 33),│births 302│ │ │ _intermediate_│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │_c._ The 14 │ │ │ │ │ │ counties where│ 183 │deaths (1 in 39),│deaths 259│ 89│ │ it has been │ │births (1 in 29),│births 348│ │ │ the _greatest_│ │ │ │ │ └────────────────┴──────────────┴─────────────────┴──────────┴────────┘ The following are the proportions of births and deaths to the population in 1840, and the total rate of increase of population between the years 1831 and 1841:— Deaths per An. Births per An. Pop. Incr. 1 to 1 to per Cent. Hereford 64 45 2·9 Dorset 61 34 9·7 Cornwall 59 30 13·4 Devon 58 36 7·8 Sussex 55 34 10·0 Southampton 55 37 12·9 Essex 53 35 8·6 Wilts 53 35 8·2 York, N. R. 53 38 7·2 Rutland 53 30 10·0