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the proportion which the deaths from (the 7 principal)
Epidemic diseases bore both to the estimated population and
to the deaths from all causes. With reference to the first
determination it should be observed that, although the
number of the population might be an uncertain factor in
the calculation, still, the rates of the several Sub-districts
being determined in the same manner, the proportion which
they bear to each other is relatively correct; the second is
absolutely so.
SUB-DISTRICTS
No. of Deaths from
Epidemics per 1000 of the
Estimated population.
Ratio of Deaths from
Epidemics to every 100 of
the total deaths.
Battersea 4.61 17.2
Clapham 2.46 13.5
Wandsworth 2.04 10.0
Putney 1.87 12.0
Streatbam 1.53 10.5
Infant Mortality.—Another indication of the health of
the District is furnished by the proportion which the mortality
of infants bears to the total mortality; on the greater or
less amount of the former of which any important fluctuations
of the general death-rate are found to be essentially dependent.
43.6 percent, of all deaths during the past year
occurred to infants under 5 years of age. This rate is high,
the corresponding rate for all London being under 40 per
cent.; but it is found to be very considerably less than the
mean annual rate which prevailed in this District during
the preceding ten years, and which was 49.6 per cent.
Sickness and Mortality amongst the Parochial Poor.—
Table 5 in the Appendix shows the nature, amount, and
fatality of the sickness which came under the treatment of
the Union Medical Officers during the year, and serves to
corroborate in a marked manner the deductions offered by a
consideration of the table of total mortality. Of the 3,068