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Metropolis, with the exception of St. George, Hanover
Square (133). In Wandsworth the rate was 135,
and in Hampstead 127 per 1,000 births registered.
The official returns show that the local rate was 9
per 1,000 below that for the Metropolis (Table 16)
and 7 below that prevailing in England and Wales.
In the "Rest of England and Wales," chiefly made
up of rural and small urban districts, only was the
rate (138) lower than that of the Parish.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
The numbers of deaths from the various diseases
at various ages are given in Table III., Appendix A,
on which table the rates given in Table 15 have been
calculated. Table 17 shows the variations in the
numbers of deaths from certain selected causes, from
the quinquennial and decennial averages (corrected
for changes in population), and Table 18 gives the
rates obtained from the figures in Table 17. These
tables tell their own tale so clearly that it will suffice
to briefly direct attention to a few points only.

* By "fatality" is meant the number of deaths per cent. of the cases
reported.
* By "mortality" is meant the number of deaths per 1,000 of the
population of all ages, unless otherwise specified.