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On referring to Table III., we find that the number of
deaths of persons of 60 years of age and upwards was 537,
and the percentage of these to the total deaths was 29.11,
these numbers being slightly higher than last year. As
expected, this percentage is much higher than that for
London generally, but when compared with the population
living, it is low. Thus in this Parish the 537 deaths are
equivalent to 59.9 per 1,000 persons living, while in London
generally there are 71.3 such deaths to every 1,000 persons
living. In none of the 28 large English towns is the mor
tality of persons of 60 years of age and upwards as low as
in this Parish. The lowest are Nottingham 62.7, Derby
64.3, Leicester 65.1; the highest is Halifax with 102.9;
and the average for the 28 towns is 75.3.
The percentage of violent deaths is slightly higher than
last year, and, as usual, is higher than that of London
generally. The percentage of inquest cases is very slightly
over the average of the previous 9 years, and is lower than
that for London generally. The uncertified deaths were
27, or 1.46 per cent, of the total deaths, as against 1.22
per cent, for London generally.
From Tables IV. and IVa. we see that the birth-rates
and the death-rates are very low in all the Sub-Districts,
and are, indeed, lower than any recorded for 8 years at least,
except the birth-rate for Mayfair, which is 16.61, and was
16.54 in 1875.
Mayfair has the lowest birth-rate and the lowest deathrate,
while Belgravia has the highest birth-rate and the
highest death-rate of the three Sub-Districts.
The death-rate of Mayfair, which was very low last
year, 11.87, is still slightly lower this year, being only
11.34.