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Pneumonia.—Under this title are classed all
deaths certified to have been due to “Pneumonia,”
“Congestion” and “Inflammation of the
Lungs,” and “Pleuro-pneumonia.” From these
causes, 103 deaths took place, equal to a rate of
0.84-per 1,000. In London, the deaths under this
heading numbered 5,321, 311 below the corrected
annual average, and equal to a rate of 1.22 per
1,000.
From St. Mary's District, there were 78 deaths,
equal to 0.87 per 1,000, and from St. John's, 25
deaths, equal to 0.76 per 1,000. Among males, the
mortality from these diseases was 0.98, 1.37, and
1.07, in St. Mary's and St. John's Districts and the
Parish respectively, whilst the corresponding rates
for females were 0.79, 0.42, and 0.68. For information
as to age distribution, reference can be made
to Table 21.
Deaths from Accidents and Violence.
The total number of deaths from violence of all
descriptions, including accidents, was 78, viz., 50
males and 28 females. The death-rate from these
causes was 0.64 for the whole parish and for each of
the sub-districts. In London there were 3,147
deaths, equal to a rate of 0.72 per 1,000, the total
for last year being 53 below the corrected decennial
annual average.