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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The next chart is one which has been inserted to show the
great decrease in the death-rate which has taken place in London
and in the Borough since the year 1854.
Previous to the year 1883 the rate for the Borough is not
absolutely correct, as no corrections have been made for the deaths
in public institutions, and the curve should therefore be greater.
In spite of this the curve shows a gradual descent until during the
present year it has reached 12.24, the lowest ever recorded.
On this chart also is shown the amount of rainfall as recorded
at Greenwich.
On several occasions, as in 1859, 1860, 1867, 1872, 1888, 1889,
and 1894, a rainfall above the average coincided with a low deathrate
but in no year has this been so marked as in 1903.
The four Tables which follow are inserted by order of the
Local Government Board.
Table I. shows the births, birth-rate, deaths, and death-rate
per 1,000 for the whole Borough for the year, and the ten
preceding years; the total deaths of children under one year of
age is also given, and the rate per 1,000 births registered.
Table II. shows the population, the number of births and
deaths registered, and the number of deaths under one year of
age, for the whole Borough, as well as for the various sub-districts
It also shows these for each year since 1891, and is to a large
extent a complete history of the mortality of the Borough for the
last ten years.
Table III. shows the number of cases of infectious disease
notified during the year at all ages and at certain age periods in
the Borough and in the several sub-districts, and also shows the
number of cases removed from each sub-district to Hospital.
Table IV. is the general mortality Table for the whole
Borough, showing the number of deaths at all ages, arranged as to
cause of death. This also shows the total number of deaths in
each sub-district, and the number of deaths in public institutions
in the district, both of residents and non-residents.