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comparable figure for 1901 was 876). This leaves 1,376 intraparochial
deaths, which yields an intra-parochial death rate of 13•6,
as compared with 12•6 in 1901. This figure of 13•6 has, of course,
no value except for local comparative purposes.
The following table from the returns of the Registrar-General
compares the death-rates of London, Finsbury, and the neighbouring
central districts of the Metropolis for 1902 after distribution of
deaths in public institutions. The rates for Hampstead, one of the
healthiest districts in London, have also been added for purposes of
comparison.
Boroughs.
Population.
Birth
Rate.
Death
Rate.
Zymotic
Death Rate.
County of London 4,579,110 28•5 17•2 2•2
Finsbury 100,487 360 22•7 3•1
Islington 337,270 26•9 16•4 1•8
Shoreditch 118,004 33•9 20•7 3•5
City of London 25,598 13•1 20•4 1•3
Hoi born 58,535 27•7 21•3 2•5
St. Pancras 235,521 27•0 18•6 2•5
Hampstead 83,743 18•2 10•8 0•8