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City of London 1856
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1855-56
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No. IV.—Annual Rate of Mortality per 1,000 Living, of Males, of Females, and of Persons of Both Sexes, at different Ages, for the Year terminating September 27th, 1856, compared rvith that of England for 10 Years—viz., from 1844 to 1853.
| Deaths to 1000 living at | All Ages. | From 0 5 | From 5 to 10 | From 10 to 15 | From 15 to 25 | From 25 to 35 | From 35 to 45 | From 45 to 55 | From 55 to 65 | From 65 to 75 | From 75 to 85 | From 85 and over. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London Union...... | Males | 27.0 | 94.7 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 35.8 | 39.9 | 115.9 | 20.0 0 | 727.2 |
| Females | 23.7 | 83.9 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 60 | 8.3 | 15.7 | 14.6 | 50.0 | 54.1 | 206. 2 | 400.0 | |
| Persons | |||||||||||||
| West London Union | M ales | 28.3 | 112.0 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 14.6 | 20.3 | 27.3 | 53.2 | 88.6 | 108.1 | 000.0 |
| Females | 26.9 | 96.4 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 20.3 | 51.1 | 91.0 | 205.6 | 461.5 | |
| Persons | |||||||||||||
| City of London Union | Males | 19.2 | 69.0 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 15.5 | 21.7 | 49.8 | 87.6 | 190.1 | 200.0 |
| Females | 16.2 | 54.4 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 16.7 | 30.3 | 68.5 | 146.4 | 393.9 | |
| Persons | |||||||||||||
| Entire City | Males | 24.0 | 88.8 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 10.2 | 16.3 | 27.8 | 47.4 | 96.7 | 133.8 | 314.3 |
| Females | 21.1 | 74.9 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 13.3 | 16.8 | 41.6 | 69.2 | 181.1 | 407.4 | |
| Persons | |||||||||||||
| England | Males | 23.4 | 72.7 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 18.7 | 32.1 | 67.6 | 149.7 | 763.7 |
| Females | 21.9 | 62.5 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 16.0 | 28.5 | 61.1 | 136.7 | 739.4 | |
| Persons | |||||||||||||
The Table may be read thus:—Of 1,000 Males at all Ages, living in the East London Union, 27.0 died in the year; of 1,000 Males at from
0 to 5 Years of Age, 94.7 died; and so on for 1,000 at each of the Ages and Sexes.