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In 1879 it was 48.55 years.
„ 1880 „ 58.01 „
„ 1881 „ 50.26 „
„ 1882 „ 52.56 „
„ 1883 „ 55.09 „
„ 1884 „ 53.78 „
So that the mean duration of life in this Parish during
those 10 years has averaged just over 51 years.
The mean duration of life in London during the last 7
years has been, according to my calculations, as follows:—
In 1878 it was 34.24 years.
„ 1879 „ 34.23 „
„ 1880 „ 35.17 „
„ 1881 „ 35.87 „
„ 1882 „ 36.82 „
„ 1883 „ 37.88 „
„ 1884 „ 38.08 „
So that the mean duration of life in this Parish has been
increased by more than 7 years since 1875, and that in
London by more than 3 4/5 years since 1879.
From Table V. it appears that the total number of deaths
from the principal infectious diseases and diarrhoea in the
53 weeks of 1884 was 185, or a higher actual number than
in any year since 1875, although the numbers for 1878 and
1880, 183 and 182 respectively, being only for 52 weeks,
really represent a higher number of deaths in the same
time. The 185 deaths are equal to 2 06 per thousand
persons living, while the rate for London was 3.34, and that
for the 28 largest towns 3.50. Of these towns, 8 had a
lower rate than this Parish, the lowest being Brighton with
1.72. The other 20 towns had higher rates than ours, the