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Parish of Wandsworth. 113
These 198 deaths must be added to the total deaths
corrected for internal institutions, to ascertain the true
death-rate for the parish.
The corrected number of deaths was 987, an increase
of 11 compared with 1899.
The true death-rate for the year was 15 02 per
1,000, compared with 15.54 in 1899, 16.31 in 1898,
15.71 in 1897, and 16.94 in 1896.
Corrected for age and sex distribution, the deathrate
would be approximately 16*04 per 1,000, compared
with 16*59 in 1899, and 17*42 in 1898.
The death-rate in the Metropolis for the year 1900
was 18.3 per 1,000, in the 33 great towns 19.5, and
for England and Wales 18.3.
Table III. shows the total number of deaths in this
parish for the year, including those occurring in internal
institutions. It shows the total number of deaths, the
number at eight different age periods, and the sex and
social position of the deceased.
The causes of death are arranged in six groups,
and the total number of deaths in each group, as
well as the percentage to total deaths are given in
the following table : —
1. Zymotic 157 deaths or 16.29 per cent, of total deaths.
2. Constitutional 178 „ 18.47 „ „ „
3. Local 476 „ 49.38 „ „ ,,
4. Developmental. 121 „ 12.55 „ „ „
5. Violence 31 „ 3.21 „ „ „
6. Ill-defined 1 „ .10 „ „ „
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