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Parish of Clapham.
Ages at
Death.
The proportion of the deaths at the various age
groups to the total deaths was as follows:—
Under 5 years 34.6 per cent.
From 5 to 65 years 34.4 ,,
Above 65 years 31.0 ,,
Compared with previous years the percentage under
five years of age, though the same as last year, is less than
the average; and that of the group between 5 and 65 is
very much less, while there is a slight increase above 65.
The Infantile death-rate was 131. That is the number
of deaths of infants under one year of age per thousand
births. The rates for the preceding three years have been
143. 146 and 113.
Social Position.
The proportion in the various social grades
was as follows:—
Nobility and Gentry 3.4 per cent.
Professional Classes 8.0 „
Middle and Trading Classes 29.1 ,,
Industrial and Labouring Classes ... 59.5 ,,
Zymotic Mortality
and Sickness.
The following Table IV. gives the number
of deaths from the different zymotic diseases
for this and the preceding 9 years, with the zymotic and
general death-rates. Out-lying deaths, however, are not
included in this table.—