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From Table III. it appears that there were 523 deaths of
persons aged 60 years and upwards, giving a percentage
of 3143 of the gross total of deaths, as against a percentage
for London generally of only 21.24. This shows, as usual,
a high percentage of persons in the Parish living over 60
years, but taking the proportion of deaths of such
persons to the population, we find that it is only 58.4 per
thousand living, as against 67.3 in London generally and
7l.6 in the 28 largest English Towns, the lowest being
Norwich, 65 4, Nottingham, 641, and Brighton, 61.4; and
the highest, Halifax, 90.5, Blackburn, 91.l, and Manchester,
991. From this Table we also see that 77 Violent Deaths
were registered in the Parish, being 4.6 per cent. of the
total deaths, or less than the percentage of last year, but
still, as usual, higher than that of London generally, which
was 3.87, as against 378 in 1888.
The Inquest cases held in the Parish numbered 116, or 8
less than in 1888. They were, however, equivalent to 7
per cent. of the total deaths as against 7.6 in London
generally.
The number of deaths uncertified as to cause was 30, or
8 more than in 1888, and equivalent to l.8 per cent. of the
total deaths, as against only 1.06 per cent. in London
generally.