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death rate, calculated upon the births, of 168.0. The corresponding
rate for the whole of London is 158.0.
DEATHS OF YOUNG CHILDREN.
Forty per cent. of the deaths from all causes, that is to say 1,140,
were those of children aged less than five years, giving a proportion
equivalent to a rate of 59.4 calculated upon the estimated population
of young children.
ELDERLY PERSONS DEATH RATE.
The deaths of elderly persons, that is to say people over 65 years
of age, numbered 504. This gives a death rate of 66.4, calculated
upon the estimated population of persons over that age.
WEEKLY MORTALITY CHARTS.
The charts shew the numbers of deaths week by week, corrected
by the inclusion of hospital deaths and the exclusion of nonresidents.
SPECIAL CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table IV., in the appendix, takes the place of the old Table III.
It is prepared according to the instructions of the Local Government
Board from the weekly returns of the Local Registrars, and
from the monthly returns of institution deaths received from
Somerset House.
The table on the next page shews mortality rates for some of the
principal diseases included in Table IV., and is calculated to show
these rates for each period of three months in addition to the
annual rate.