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the preparation of the Report was commenced before the corrections
for the fourth quarter had come to hand.
The corrected death rate for the Borough equalled 11.43
per 1,000 of the population. In 1901 the death rate was 13.0
per 1,000.
The death rate for the County of London was 15.8 per
1,000, and that for the 77 Great Towns, 15.5 per 1,000.
With the exception of Hampstead (10.9) our death rate is
the lowest of all Metropolitan Boroughs.
Ages at Death.—A division of the deaths at various age
periods is arranged in Table 2. The percentage of deaths under
one year of age is slightly higher than in any previous year
since 1906.
Seasonal Mortality.—
In the first quarter the deaths numbered 186
„ „ second quarter „ „ „ 398
„ „ third quarter „ „ 508
„ „ fourth quarter „ „ „ 450