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" NOTTING-DALE " SPECIAL AREA.
Vital and Mortal Statistics, 1898; those for 1897 and 1896 being
added by way of comparison.
Population estimated to the middle of the year—
1898 1897 1896
4,000 4,000 3,740
Births 117 130 118
Birth-rate 29.3 32.5 31.6 per 1000 persons living.
Deaths 182 223 187
Death-rate 45.6 55.7 50.0 per 1,000 persons living.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Deaths under One Year of
Age 49 56 51
Death-rate 419 431 432 per 1,000 registered births.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Deaths from the seven
principal
Number of Deaths 22 25 30
Death-rate 5.5 6.3 8.0 per 1,000 persons living.
(Causes of Death :—In 10 cases, diarrhoea ; in 6 cases,
whooping-cough ; in 5 cases, measles ; in 1 case, scarlet fever).
The death-rate, per 1,000 persons living from all causes,
in the thirteen four-weekly periods, successively, was :
(1) 39 0 ; (2) 48.7 ; (3) 42.2 ; (4) 52.0 ; (5) 35.7 ; (6) 52.0 ;
(7) 68.2 ; (8) 61.7 ; (9) 45.5 ; (10) 35.7 ; (11) 39.0 ; (12) 42.2 ;
(13) 29 2.
Of the total deaths, 91 took place at the homes of the
deceased persons, 79 at the parish infirmary, and 12 at other
public institutions : 34 of the deaths were of persons who had
previously resided at common lodging-houses, at which houses
5 deaths took place.
The sex of the deceased persons was: males 97, females 85.
The ages at death were : under 5 years of age 81 (includ—
ing 49 under one year); between 5 and 20 years, 8 deaths ;
between 20 and 60 years, 62 deaths ; at 60 years and upwards
31 deaths.
The deaths were connected with streets as follows:
Bangor-street, 50 deaths ; Crescent-street, 29 deaths ; Kenleystreet,
11 deaths ; St Katharine's-road, 66 deaths ; Sirdar-road,
26 deaths.