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From Table III. it appears that the total number of
deaths of persons aged 60 years and upwards was 543, or
28.99 per cent, of the total deaths, almost exactly the
same as in 1883. The percentage of such deaths to the
total deaths in London was 20.54, or, as usual, considerably
less than in this Parish, showing that in this Parish a much
larger proportion of persons attained an advanced age than
in London generally; but if we consider the proportion of
such deaths per thousand persons living, we find that it is
only 60.62, while in London it is 66.5; and the lowest
numbers among the 28 largest English towns are Plymouth
62.5, Norwich 62.7, and Portsmouth 62.4, the highest
being Blackburn 89.1 and Manchester 90.4, and the average
of these 28 towns 71-0.
The total number of violent deaths during the 53 weeks
was 106, or 5.66 per cent, of the total deaths, a rather
higher percentage than any recorded since 1876, and, as
usual, considerably higher than the percentage for London
generally. This, as I have pointed out before, is due to the
fact that part of the Serpentine is in the Parish, and that
part of the Parish is on the bank of the river.
The numbers of deaths uncertified as to cause were for
Hanover Square 8, Mayfair 2, and Belgravia 21; total 31,
or 1.66 per cent, of the total deaths, as against l.26 per
cent, for London generally.