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Considering first the figures for last year, it will
be found that the death-rates for males were generally
higher than those for females, the exceptions
being those for the groups "5-15" in Paddington and
St. Mary, and, in addition thereto, the group "1-5"
in St. Mary. The rates prevailing in St. Mary's
District were higher than those in St. John's (both
male and female) with the exception of the group
"15-25" in St. John's district, the rate being
here 4.27, as compared with one of 3.72 in St.
Mary's.
Comparing the death-rates for 1895 with those for
1894, it will be found that the former, with one or
two exceptions, are higher at the two extremes of life
than the latter. To show the differences between the
two years more clearly, the following ratios have been
calculated for certain age-groups, the rate prevailing
in 1894 in each group being taken as 100:—
Males. Females.
Paddington 0-5 105.0 92.2
6-60 100.9 103.5
60 and over 162.9 129.6
St. Mary 0-5 103.0 109.2
5-60 104.0 96.4
60 and over 166.2 136.1
St. John 0-5 120.6 47.7
5-60 90.2 99.1
60 and over 153.9 136.1
The 1894 death-rate for each sex age-group is taken as the standard 100.
A comparison between the death-rates prevailing
in certain age-groups for Paddington and London
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