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1000; in the Outer Ring 2.25 only; the rate for Greater
London, as a whole, being 2.86 per 1000. Compared with the
average rates in the preceding three years, these rates show
an increase of 16 per cent, in Greater London, of 18 per cent,
in Inner London, and of 11 per cent, in the Outer Ring.
Other Large Towns.—The death-rate in thirty-two
Cities and Boroughs next in importance to London, and
having a population exceeding six millions, was 21.8;
ranging from 16.3 in Croydon, 17.2 in Huddersfield, 17.4
in Halifax, 18.2 in Derby and Portsmouth, and 18.4 in
Brighton, 24.1 in Bolton, 24.9 in Manchester, 26.4 in
Preston, and 27.3 in Liverpool, without correction for
differences between one town and another in regard to the
age and sex-distribution of their respective populations. The
death-rates of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin, were 19.8, 23.4,
and 27.0 respectively.
Indian, Colonial and Foreign Cities.—In 33
European, American and Australian cities with an aggregate
population of about twenty millions, the mean rate
of mortality was 23.2 per 1000, and exceeded by l.8 the
mean rate in the 33 largest English towns (London included)
having a population exceeding ten millions. The lowest rates
were 15.7 in Sydney, 16.3 in Brisbane, 17.5 in Christiania, 17.9
in San Francisco, 18.6 in Amsterdam and 18.7 in Cincinnati;
ranging upwards to 23.9 in New York, 24.0 in Boston, 28.1 in
New Orleans, 30.6 in St. Petersburg, and 35.9 in Moscow.
The rate in Paris was 21.8, in Berlin 21.0, in Rome 22.3,
and in Vienna 24.0 Among the Indian Cities the
highest death-rate was in Madras, viz., 40.9, the rates in
Bombay and Calcutta being 28.1, and 25.9 respectively. In
Alexandria and Cairo the death-rates were 36.3, and 50.9 respectively;
these high rates being mainly attributable to
excessive mortality from diarrhceal diseases,