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Knightsbridge St. George are seen to be the worst in this
respect, although individually they do not vary much from the
average (148) for all London. The causes of death in these infants
in the City will be found in Local Government Board Table (p. 36).
The year 1901 was a healthy one for children, and the death
ratio was much below that usually prevailing, thus the London
rate is 11 per 1,000 below the mean rate of the preceding 10 years.
The rates in Metropolitan boroughs lower than that in this City were
104 in Hampstead, 107 in Marylebone, 115 in Stoke Newington ; the
highest rates were 165 in Poplar, 168 in Hammersmith and in Southwark
169 in Bermondsey, 175 in the City of London, and 197 in
Shoreditch.
Deaths at other Age-periods are given in Table XV for each of
the Registration or Union Districts, distinguishing males and females,
by this means a more correct comparison can be made at ail except
the higher age-periods.
Causes of Death.—These are set out in detail in the Local Government
Board Table (p. 36), and the relative rates for the principal
causes for each Ward are shown in Table XVIII, with corresponding
figures for the County of London.

In some of the Wards the variation is due to the greater proportion
of persons living at an age when the mortality from these complaints
is greatest. Thus in St. John's Ward there were 160 deaths
from these causes, 41 of these were in children under five years of
age, 12 between 35 and 45, 14 between 45 and 55, 27 between 55
and 65, and 60 in persons over 65. In the Strand there were 45 of
such deaths, but only five were in young children, and more than
half were in persons above 65.
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