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187
DEATHS.
During last year 1,510 deaths were registered in this
Parish against 1,642 in the previous year. Making dueallowance
for the increase of the population, the number
of deaths registered in this Parish last year was 241 below
the average number registered during the last 10 years.
Adding 293 deaths of parishioners of this Parish which
took place in general hospitals and other public institutions
in other parishes of London, in London County
Lunatic Asylums and Metropolitan Imbecile Asylums
and deducting 154 deaths of non-parishioners which
occurred, 97 at the West London Hospital, 40 at Nazareth
House, 1 at St. Mary's Orphanage, 2 at St. Joseph's
Schools, 8 at the Convent of the Good Shepherd, 2 at
H.M. Prison, Wormwood Scrubs, and 4 which otherwise
occurred in the Parish, the corrected number of deaths of
parishioners which were registered during last year was
1649. On the before mentioned estimated population,
the corrected number of deaths of parishioners which
were registered last year was equal to an annual rate of
16*0 deaths per 1,000 persons living. The death-rate in
London on the estimated population up to the middle of
the year was equal to an annual rate of 17.8 deaths
per 1,000 persons living.
deaths of infants.
The corrected number of deaths of parishioners, under
one year of age, that were registered during last year was
423, against 470 in the previous year. The number of
deaths of infants under one year of age registered last
year was equal to 25.7 per cent. of the total deaths of
parishioners registered, and was equal to 14.6 per cent. of
the total registered births. The number of deaths of infants
under one year of age in London last year was equal
to 24.8 per cent. of the total deaths registered, and to 14.3
per cent. of the total registered births. The mortality
rate of infants under one year of age was, therefore, as
compared with the total deaths of parishioners registered,
0.9 per cent. greater in this Parish than in London, and as
compared with the total births registered 0'3 per cent.
greater in this Parish than in London.