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is implied the years of life saved to the community by a reduction in
the Death-rate. The number of lives saved at each age period (as
calculated by comparing the number of deaths for the year in each
aged period, with the mean Death-rates for these age-periods for
10 years, and crediting each life saved with the years representing
the expectation of life at that age) representing a saving of 26,205
lives, and a gain to the community of 1,066,770 years of " life capital."
District Mortality.—The deaths among residents of the
Northern Division of the Borough numbered 173 and furnished a
recorded death-rate of 9.2 per 1,000 per annum.
The deaths among the residents of the Southern Division of
the Borough numbered 422, and furnished a recorded death-rate ot
11.9 per 1,000 per annum.