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increase in the area. In addition a part of the migratory increase i1< allotted to each area. In the case of the Jewish population account has also been taken of local enumerations carried out by the Jewish institutions since Hl31.

31. A detailed revision of the current estimate as at the end of 1944 bas been prepared by the following method :-

(a) Birth and death rates by localities and religions have been compiled for the period 1938-44 on the basis of the figures of births and deaths in these years and the current estimates of population in the same years.

(b) Rates of fertility and mortality for the same years have been compiled by a method independent of the population estimates.

(c) By comparing (a) with (b), systematic underestimates and over-estimates in certain localities have been discovered and corrected.

(d), Data compiled by the Food Controller have been used for comparison, account being taken of the fact that in certain sub-districts and, in particular, in areas where there was no system of points rationing, the figures are exaggerated.

(e) For the Jewish population data compiled by the Statistical Department of the Jewish Agency have also been employed for further corrections.

The results are shown in the figures for 1944 contained in tables 8 (a), 8(b) and 8(c).

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