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Greenwich 1893

Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1894

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Table No. 11.—Analysis of the Vital and Mortal Statistics of Thirty-three of the Largest English Towns during the Year 1893

Towns.Estimated Population middle of '93.Births.Deaths.Annual Rate per 1000 living.Deaths from Principal Zymotic Diseases.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Fever.Diarrhœa.Deaths of Children under 1 year of age to 1,000 Births.Rate per cent, of Uncertified Death.
Births.Deaths.Principal Zymotic Diseases.
33 Towns10,327,846328,342222,17831.921.63.232,7977324,5593,0154,4234,9772,49312,5981811.8
32 Provincial Towns6,021,435195,377130,64232.521.83.319,5745262,8981,4191,1582,6471,7749,1521932.4
London4,306,411132,96591,53631.021.33.113,2232061,6611,5963,2652,3307193,4461640.9
West Ham227,4058,0834,28835.618.93.476855368095154682801704.5
Croydon108,9972,8521,77226.216.32.22401201185271284155
Brighton117,8332,9812,16525.418.41.8217..1312335615881692.7
Portsmouth167,2774,7093,03928.218.22.8469..113332937522051640.8
Plymouth86,7812,5901,83929.921.22.8240..8522144610631690.5
Bristol225,0286,8144,24930.418.91.73711725354977251431411.6
Cardiff142,4355,1212.79636.119.73.3469..100399840271651791.0
Swansea93,8163,2851,83635.119.61.8172..173353019681702.0
Wolverhampton84,2982,9021,95634.523.32.82391212654281542081.0
Birmingham487,89115,91610,69332.722.03.01,48171506863320988111984.9
Norwich101,1843,2102.00330.919.33.1317..61202366371101951.1
Leicester184,5476,0063,68332.620.04.072715528020113464012203.7
Nottingham220,5516,6424,06130.218.52.6577425811559693241701.7
Derby97,3413,1231,77132.218.22.12017171474422901560.8
Birkenhead103,8173,4312,12733.120.52.8292115121669271521961.1
Liverpool510,51418,32213,91936.027.33.91,9879273231632792698632113.7
Bolton117,2783,8742,82133.124.14.75447166341277362121990.8
Manchester515,59817,26812,80133.624.93.71,911482961381652411298942031.3
Salford203,4317,0474,88634.724.14.183922924158991004272103.3
Oldham136,4693,8962,86028.621.02.53386529161855261291871.1
Burnley93,4623,1612,03933.921.93.8354627511434281942231.4
Blackburn124,0053,8222,87930.923.34.150471445233302832413.4
Preston110,2253,8552,89935.126.46.0661..179271447513432693.8
Huddersfield97,5492,3131,67323.817.21.2121..232531312451412.9
Halifax91,9182,2531,59124.617.41.71573553233213461734.3
Bradford221,6116,1324,63227.721.03.4757115697023110493211971.5
Leeds382,09312,3498,49332.422.33.51,3222034131621661105922061.0
Sheffield333,92211,5917,42834.822.33.51,17251769061128906221913.0
Hull208,7097,1254,54534.221.84.18628128332280994922063.3
Sunderland134,5154,7713,02235.622.53.44515172611241312371880.9
Gateshead90,9383,3091,75036.519.33.531427191953211391702.5
Newcastle-on-Tyne196,9976,6244,12633.721.02.5500..212233134251751740.9