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Hackney District. It is therefore evident that the mortality
during the early periods of life, especially between 5 and 35,
has been considerably reduced in proportion to population since
1870. At the other ages the differences in favour of the death
rates in 1871.80 are not so marked, but they all tend to show
the increasing healthfulness of the district. It is true that
death rates alone are not a sufficient indication of the
salubrity of a locality, for, as I have already pointed out, there
are many social and other conditions which largely affeot death
rates, especially in the early periods of life. As, however, all
conditions, except sanitary, including one very influential
against low death rates, viz.; increased density of population,
were not so favourable for 1871.80 as previously, we may
congratulate ourselves on the satisfactory discussion of this
important table. I would also add that the death rates for
England and Wales during this decennium (1871.80) were
larger at each period of life than in the Hackney District.