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The number of inquests held during the year on persons
who had died suddenly, or from causes needing investigation,
was 114.
Ages at Death, Infant Mortality, Mortality of Persons
in advanced Life.-Numerically the deaths of infants and
young children, between birth and ten years of age, were
as usual (as is the case throughout the kingdom) very
great, 123 being the excess over the number registered at
these ages in this District during the preceding year.
These deaths are thus distributed:-Under 1 year of age,
753; from 1 to 5 years, 638; and from 5 to 10 years, 42;
the total number (1,433) being just one-half of the total
mortality at all ages.
The number of deaths registered from old age or
natural decay (no other cause being assigned in the
medical certificates) was 125, which is 8 less than in the
preceding year. From 60 to 80 and upwards, there died
from all causes 559 persons, of whom 118 were registered
as being over 80, and a few to have exceeded 90. The
oldest person registered within the year was a female
who died at Clapham, and who had reached, within two
weeks, the advanced age of 102. In the Putney Subdistrict
the death of one person at 96 years was recorded;
at Battersea two were registered at 94; at Streatham
one at 92 ; and at Wandsworth one at 90.
Social Position.-The proportion of deaths amongst the
labouring classes to those which occurred during the year
amongst the three classes above them collectively, was
larger than usual, the relative numbers being 1,860 of the
former to 1,007 of the latter, accounted for by Small Pox
having been much more fatal amongst the poor than
amongst the other classes named.