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The higher rate in the Southern Division is mainly due to the
three following circumstances:— (i) There is more crowding upon
area in this Division, (2) the birth-rate is higher, and (3) the large
bulk of the poorer class parishioners are housed in this Division.
Infantile Mortality.—There were 89 deaths registered of infants
under 1 year of age, as against 839 births; the proportion which
the deaths under 1 year of age bear to the 1,000 births is, therefore,
1060.0—as against 122.1 in the preceding year.
The corresponding rate in England and Wales was 161, that in
London generally 167, and that in the 33 great towns 178.
The deaths under 1 year of age form 19.1 per cent. of the total
deaths at all ages, whereas for the preceding year they formed 21.5
per cent.; the rate for England and Wales was 25.8 per cent.; for
London generally 26 2 per cent.; and for the 33 Great Towns 28.4
per cent.
Senile Mortaliti/.—Of the 466 deaths 136 were of persons over 65
years of age. The proportion of deaths occurring among those of
over 65 years of age to the total deaths is therefore about 29.1 per
cent. There were 94 deaths of persons over 70 years of age, and
24 of persons over 80. These figures denote an exceptionally high
proportion of senile mortality.
The Causes of Death.-These are fully set forth in Table A, in
which it will be noted that the deaths are also apportioned to
different age-periods. Table A 1 is supplementary to Table A, and
sets forth the causes of death in each of the two Divisions of the
Parish a little more fully. Table A 2 shows the deaths during each
of the four quarters of the year.
It will be seen from Table A 1 that, as in previous years, there
is a disproportionately high number of deaths in the Southern
Division, after making allowance for the difference in the populations
of the two Divisions. This is chiefly due to the fact that the birthrate
for the Southern Division, is, and has been for years,
considerably in excess of that for the Northern Division, and since
the population includes more of the poorer classes and is more
crowded on area, the rate of infantile mortality will always exceed