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From diseases of the lungs and respiratory organs, 420 deaths
occurred, viz.:—
In the 1st Quarter 122
2nd „ 89
3rd „ 64 .
4th „ 145
420
This shews a decrease of 22 over the year 1857, and of 27 over 1856;
this is partly owing to the fact that the one wing of the Consumption
Hospital has been closed for some time, and that a limited number of
patients have therefore died in this Institution.
The per centage of deaths from the zymotic class to those from all
causes is 16.0, and from diseases of the respiratory organs the per centage
is 32.5; excluding, however, the mortality from non-parishioners in the
Consumption Hospital, the per centage becomes 26.5, whereas the average
of all London for the past year is but 19 : as, however, I observed in my
last Annual Report, this increase is most probably owing to many persons
dying from this disease who have come into the parish for its known
salubrity.
Of deaths at different periods of life,
298 died under 1 year of age,
113 „ between 1 and 2 years of age,
46 ,, ,, 2 „ 3 ,,
38 ,, ,, 3 „ 4 ,,
50 ,, ,, 4 ,, 5 ,,
545 children, therefore, died under 5 years of age, or
above 42 per cent. of the total deaths; this, although a higher ratio than
last year, is still below the average of London generally,
I have again this year introduced a Table, shewing the mortality which
has taken place according to the various occupations of the inhabitants.
The mortality among the members of the learned professions is more than
doubled, and a large increase of mortality among those engaged in house
building, whilst there has been a decrease amongst gentlemen, milliners,
and gentlewomen.