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In the Leather Market District there were 313
deaths; in St. Mary Magdalen, 329, and in St.
James' District 954. The number of deaths in the
first quarter of the year was 415, in the second
quarter 341, in the third quarter 347, and in the last
quarter 493.
The death-rate calculated on the deaths which
took place in the Parish was 18.8 per thousand of
the population, but when corrected for deaths
in hospitals and outlying institutions, the rate of
mortality is increased by 4.8. The number of
parishioners dying in such institutions increases
every year.
The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of
age, including deaths in hospitals, was 537, and the
proportion of these deaths to 1000 registered births
was 168.
The death-rate in the Leather Market District
calculated on the number of persons dying within
the district was 20.9. In St. Mary Magdalen, 21.0,
and in St. James', 17.6. These figures, however,
are only useful for the purpose of comparison. The
annual rate of mortality in London was 21.3, that
of males being 23.0, and that of females 19 7. In
Bermondsey, within the limits of the Parish, the
death-rate of females exceeds that of males, but
when hospital cases are included, the male deathrate
is 2.0 higher than the female. The number of
males dying in public institutions is nearly double
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