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The 5251 corrected deaths may be further analysed and
tabulated according to age-periods as follows :—
1425, i.e., 27.1 percent. of the total deaths took place under
1 year of age.
671, ,, 12.8 ,, ,, „ between 1 and 5 years.
2096, „ 39.9 ,, „ „ under 5 years.
268, ,, 5.l ,, ,, „ between 5 and 20 years.
652, „ 124 „ „ „ 20 and 40 years.
927, „ 17.6 „ „ ,, 40 and 60 years.
1072, „ 20.4 ,, ,, ,, 60 and 80 years.
236, „ 4.5 „ ,, ,, 80 years and over.
3155, ,, 601 „ ,, ,, over 5 years.
These results must be compared with those for London
given in Table E, which shews the estimated mortalities
per 1000 persons at each age-period for London during
1897, and for the London averages for the 10 years
1881-90.
Tables G, H and I shew the uncorrected returns (male
and female) arranged as to Registration Sub-districts, ageperiods,
and quarters respectively, for comparison with
similar tables in former Lambeth Reports.
The place that Lambeth takes amongst the Metropolitan
Sanitary Districts is worthy of note, there being only
eleven other Districts (out of 43) with a less death-rate, and
nine with a less zymotic death-rate—a condition of things
satisfactory in so far as general death-rates are a guage of
the health, or otherwise, of a Community. The sanitary
conditions under which the people live are important, and,
as far as Lambeth is concerned, are improving year by year
owing to the good work that is being done by the Sanitary
Department. [See Report as to Work done by Sanitary
Inspectors—pp. 69 and onwards.]
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