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General, in commenting upon the mortality in the Public Institutions of
the metropolis, says:—" Some explanation is required of the 499 deaths in
Marylebone, and of the 502 deaths in Pancras Workhouse." It is somewhat
singular that the absolute number of deaths is here alone referred to.
On comparing the deaths in our Workhouse for the last 4 years, we find:—
In 1869, the deaths were 503.
„ 1868, „ „ 518.
„ 1867, „ „ 556.
„ 1866, „ „ 595.
But statements of the number of deaths, without statements of the
number of persons, among whom the deaths occurred, are valueless in
making comparisons. The average number of Inmates in the Workhouse
during the corresponding periods was:—
In 1869 17105/9
„ 1868 17937/9
„ 1867 18244/2
„ 1866 18275/9
Thus we find that—
In 1869, the deaths were 1 in 3.40.
„ 1868 1 „ 8.46.
„ 1867, „ „ 1 „ 3.28.
„ 1866, „ „ 1 „ 3.07.
of the average daily number of Inmates of the Institution; and hence,
that although the mortality in 1869 in the Workhouse partook of the
slightly increased mortality of the parish generally, when compared with
1868, yet the rate of mortality of the two last years has been considerably
below that of 1866 and 1867.
MORTALITY AT DIFFERENT AGES.
The mortality of children under five years of age was 2,109, being 30 in
excess of the numbers for the preceding year. It is a singular coincidence that
the deaths from the contagious diseases of childhood—Measles, Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria, and Hooping Cough—likewise exceeded, in the aggregate,
those of 1868 by 31.
The deaths among persons upwards of 60 years of age was 1,059, being
86 more than in the preceding year.
1,874 persons died between the ages of 5 and 60 years : this is 68 more
than in the year 1868.