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The following table shows the distribution of the population for the years 1917 to 1927 (inclusive) in the area throughout which the Sanitary Board has jurisdiction. It also shows the population in the various districts in respect of which weekly and quarterly death rates are calculated and submitted for the information of the Board.
Since the year 1916 the population in the area under the jurisdiction of the Board has increased by more than 100 per cent.