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The following comparative table shows the birth and death
rates per 1,000 during the past four years for the united
parishes, viz. :—
Birth Rate. Death Rate.
Recorded. Corrected for age
and sex distribution.
1891 26.8 19.7 22.2
1892 24.7 23.0 26.0
1893 24.4 23.1 26.1
1894 21.9 18.0 20.3
In calculating the above birth and death rates I have used the
figures of the population of the census of 1891, which has been
done in former years, as I consider this more accurate than using
the population calculated to the middle of 1894. The population
of St. Peter's Close is also excluded in these returns.
The birth rate for London during 1894 was 301 per 1,000 of
the estimated population, this is the lowest birth rate for
London in any year on record. The death rate for the same
period was 17.8. This rate was lower by 2.6 than the average
rate in the previous ten years.
With regard to Infant Mortality in London during 1894, the
deaths were equal to a rate of 143 per 1,000 children born, as
compared with 154, the average rate in the preceding ten years.
The following table gives the distribution of the deaths of
parishioners dying in various extra parochial institutions, all of
which are included in the mortality statistics :—
Institution. No. of Deaths.
St. George's Infirmary 207
,, Workhouse 9
Chelsea Infirmary 1
St. Thomas' Hospital 7
Western Fever Hospital 12
North Western Fever Hospital 4
South ,, „ ,, 6
London Fever Hospital 1
Queen Charlotte's Hospital 1
St. George's Hospital 18
St. Bartholomew's Hospital 1
Charing Cross „ 4
Middlesex „ 2
Throat Hospital, Great Portland Street 1
Brompton Hospital 6
Victoria „ 2
St. Peter's „ 1
Belgrave „ 2
French ,, 1
German ,, 1