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to the
Desty of St. George, Hanoder Square.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
I. We will begin by speaking of the mortality of the
Parish during the first quarter of 1858.
We regret to say that it has been high, by comparison,
both with the average of the last ten years, and with that
of the year 1857.
For during the first thirteen weeks of 1858 no fewer than
528 deaths have been registered, including the deaths of 62
non-parishioners in St. George's Hospital, and of 11 inmates
of the Little Chelsea Workhouse.
The average mortality for the corresponding quarter of
the 10 years previous, was 416. So that, in round numbers,
100 deaths have occurred in this quarter, in excess of that
average.
The deaths during the corresponding period of 1857
were 436; so that, in round numbers, and making