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Of the rates prevailing among males, the chief
reduction occurred among those aged from 1-5 years
and 65 and upwards. At the former ages the rate in
the whole Parish was 21.29, as compared with a quinquennial
mean of 28.70, last year's rate being the
lowest recorded in the six years dealt with. The
reduction in the rate at this age was not so marked (2.87)
in St. John's Sub-district as in St. Mary's (8.33). At
ages of 65 years and upwards the rate for 1897 (80.57)
was 7.63 below the mean (88.20), in the Parish, the
rate in North Paddington being 12.73 below the
mean, that in South Paddington 4.65 above.
Among females similar reductions may be observed
at the ages mentioned, that recorded in South Paddington
at age 1-5 years (11.39 per 1,000) being the
largest reduction of the whole series.
The mortality among infants was 168.4 per 1,000
estimated living, 180.2 among males, and 157.0 among
females. The rate prevailing among males was
slightly below the mean for the five preceding years,
that among females above. The mortality measured
by the births registered was 148, 155 among males
and 149 among females. The decennial mean
rate (Table II., Appendix A) was 145, 3 below the
rate for last year. The causes of this increase will be
dealt with later on.
It will be seen from Table 12 that the infantile
mortality rate for the Parish (149) was lower than that
for any district included in the Western Area of the