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The Clerkenwell death rates, however, are rather uneven from
year to year. This difference between St. Luke and Clerkenwell
is possibly to be associated with the fact that the population in St.
Luke is, as compared with Clerkenwell, believed to be more stable,
less migratory.
At the time of writing the factor for age correction derived from
the recent census is not available. This factor enables one district
to be compared vith another, and smooths down the irregularities
which depend upon differences in the ages and sexes of the
populations of the different areas. The old factor for correction in
Finsbury was 1.0355.
Multiplying this number by 19.4 the crude death rate gives a
corrected death rate ot 20.08 per 1,000.
There is, however, still another correction to be made in the case
of Finsbury due to the number of residents detained in institutions
outside the Borough. When these are taken into account the
crude death rate becomes 18.9 per 1,000.
This, multiplied by the factor 1.0355, gives a fully corrected
death-rate of 19.6 per 1,000.
The corrected death rate for Finsbury calculated by the
Registrar General is 20.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Adopting for
Finsbury the fully corrected death rate of 19.6 per 1,000 given
above, then for the present year, Finsbury has the second highest
death rate amongst Metropolitan Boroughs, being placed below
Shoreditch alone, which has a corrected death rate of 211 per
1,000. Poplar comes third with a corrected death rate of 19.5 per
1,000.
The comparison of Finsbury with the rest of the country may be
seen below:—
Corrected Death Rates for 1911.
England and Wales 14.6
London 15.8
Finsbury 19.6
77 Great Towns 16.4
136 Smaller Towns 14.4
Rural Districts 13.1