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City of London 1856

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Table: No. VI.—The Deaths in the City of London, from Michaelmas 1855, to Michaelmas 1857, Classified according to the principal Occupations, with the Mean Age at Death from 20 and upwards; and the Deaths per 1,000 per Annum of Adult Males of each Class.

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No. VI.—The Deaths in the City of London, from Michaelmas 1855, to Michaelmas 1857, Classified according to the principal Occupations, with the Mean Age at Death from 20 and upwards; and the Deaths per 1,000 per Annum of Adult Males of each Class.

CLASSES OR OCCUPATIONS.	Number of Deaths in the Two Years.					Mean Age at Death.						Deaths of Males over 20 per 1000.
	At all Ages.	Under 20.		20 and over.		At 20 and over.		At 45 and over.		At 65 and over.
	At all Ages.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.
Merchants, Shop-keepers, and Agents	750	191	168	205	186	56.6	55.9	64.0	65.9	71.9	74.1	16.4
Domestic Servants and Nurses	192	24	28	11	129	57.6	51.7	62.9	66.7	72.5	74.5	7.0
Clerks, Accountants, Solicitors, &c.	396	65	56	176	99	53.7	56.9	64.6	65.4	73.3	74.5	34.0
Butchers, Poulterers, Fishmongers, &c.	115	23	23	31	38	53.0	56.4	61.4	63.8	67.8	72.3	14.5
Porters, messengers, Packers, &c.	546	131	118	186	111	51.3	53.5	62.6	62.1	73. 5	74.4	26.0
Bricklayers, Masons, Laborers, &c..	659	171	156	220	112	51.9	56.8	62.7	65.9	73.0	77.0	45.0
Shoe.makers, Saddlers, Harness-makers	383	113	86	95	89	51.8	56.7	61.0	65.4	72.7	74.2	20.6
Tailors and Weavers	396	119	109	86	82	51.4	56.2	60.2	68.3	71.9	79.3	21.4
Blacksmiths, Gunsmiths, Gas.fitters, &c.	215	48	49	72	46	50.8	52.3	59.7	61.1	72.7	73.5	28.4
Carpenters, Turners, Cork-cutters, &c.	390	102	94	110	84	51.5	55.1	59.4	65.0	72.0	74.7	43.5
Cabmen, Ostlers, Draymen, Carmen, &c.	272	72	75	78	47	50.3	491	58.1	59.5	74.0	71.5	31.5
Wine.merchants, Publicans, Waiters	195	44	26	84	41	50.2	49.6	590	59.6	71.1	74.0	24.5
Painters, Glaziers, Dyers, &c.	138	44	25	40	29	48.7	61.7	60.8	67.0	70.0	73.1	30.2
Waterman, Bargemen, Sailors, &c.	111	16	15	42	38	48.8	60.6	59.9	65.3	73.9	77.0	29.0
Soldiers, Police, Firemen. Beadles	174	50	45	39	40	48.6	50.7	59.5	62.7	70.4	74.9	35.1
Costermongers and Hawers	89	15	16	35	23	48.2	60.6	610	66.5	72.3	74.1	?
Printers and Compositors	187	48	62	42	34	44.7	52.1	56.7	62.3	68.8	73.0	23. 2
Bakers, Confectioners, &c.	80	20	23	22	15	42.3	53.3	56.1	61.3	72 .0	74.5	35.1
Needlewomen	179	71	46	..	62	..	40.4	..	62.4	..	71.5	35.2
All Classes in the City	5814	1415	1264	1616	1519	50.6	55.2	61.7	65.4	72.3	74.6	22.5
All Classes in England	..	..	..	..	..	59.9	60.8	68.3	69.4	75.9	76.5	20.0