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1911. 1912.
Under 1 year 24.8 per cent. 17.9 per cent. deaths.
1 to 2 years 7.9 „ 4.6 ,, „
2 to 5 „ 4.7 „ 5.3 „ „
5 to 15 „ 4.2 „ 3.9
15 to 25 „ 3.2 „ 3.9
25 to 45 „ 11.7 „ 13.8
45 to 65 „ 20.6 „ 23.0
65 years and upwards 22.9 „ 27.6 „
Seasonal Mortality.
First Quarter.—The deaths numbered 428, which is equal
to an annual death rate of 157 per 1000.
Second Quarter.—The deaths numbered 345, which is
equal to an annual death rate of 12.6 per 1000.
Third Quarter.—In this quarter 301 deaths were registered,
equal to an annual rate of 11.0 per 1000.
Fourth Quarter.—368 deaths were registered, equal to a
rate of 13'5 per 1000 of the population.
Note.—These figures have been corrected by the inclusion of 16
parishioners whose deaths occurred outside the Metropolitan area.
Burials too long delayed.
It is a common custom in Deptford to keep the bodies of
deceased persons in dwelling houses much longer than is
desirable. It seems to me that legislation is needed to make
every person who desires to keep a dead body more than three
or four days obtain a certificate from the Medical Officer of
Health.
By this means the Medical Officer of Health would obtain
early information that a dead body was in the house, and could
satisfy himself that it was not a nuisance. At present the
information is only obtained on a complaint made sometimes
weeks after death when the nuisance has been abated.