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St Olave 1899
Annual report of the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1899
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The corresponding death-rate for London for the year
was 19.3.
The corrected death-rate of St. Olave's and of London for the past nine years are as under—
| Year. | St. Olave's Death-Rate per 1,000 | London Death-Rate per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 25.2 | 21.4 |
| 1892 | 23.7 | 20.4 |
| 1893 | 21.2 | 21.3 |
| 1894 | 19.4 | 17.4 |
| 1895 | 23.1 | 19.4 |
| 1896 | 21.7 | 18.2 |
| 1897 | 20.9 | 17.7 |
| 1898 | 19.7 | 18.3 |
| 1899 | 24.3 | 19.3 |
The population for the years 1891—95 inclusive,
estimated in the usual way was probably too high, as the
census of 1896 showed that the population had diminished.
The death-rates therefore as given for these years are
probably lower than the true death-rates.
Table I. gives the causes of death in the form required
by the Local Government Board.
Infantile Mortality—The deaths of young children always
bear a high ratio to total deaths. There were 97 deaths
of children under 5 years old, that is 35 9 per cent, of the
total deaths ; last year it was 37.4 per cent., and in 1897 it
was 41.0 per cent.