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The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1908, according to the RegistrarGeneral's
Return were, in the six largest County Boroughs and Metropolitan
Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows:—
County Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1908.
Death
Rate
per 1000,
Infantile
Mortality,
per 1,000
Birth-.
Metropolitan
Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1908.
Death
Rate
per 1000.
Infantile
Mortality
per 1.000
Births.
Liverpool
753,203
19.2
141
Islington
349,091
13. 7
102
Manchester
649,251
18.2
151
Lambeth
321,344
13.7
104
Birmingham
558,357
15.9
144
Stepney
310,706
17.1
130
Leeds
477,107
15.3
137
Camberwell
280,022
13.1
104
Sheffield
463,222
15.8
140
Wandsworth
289,506
12.2
97
Bristol
872,785
13.6
126
St. Pancras
237,075
15.4
107
The Annual Death Rates for the Year 1908, according to the RegistrarGeneral's
Return were, in the six smallest County Boroughs and Metropolitan
Boroughs at the Census of 1901 as follows:—
County Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1908.
Death
Rate
per 1000.
Infantile
Mortality
per 1000
Births.
Metropolitan
Boroughs.
Estimated
Population,
1908.
Death
Rate
per 100.
Intantile
Mortality
per 1000
Births.
Burton-on-Trent
53,963
12.7
111
London (City)
19,252
19.4
92
Great Yarmouth
53,152
15.0
126
Stoke
Bury
59.064
15.8
129
Newington
54,015
12.9
92
Barrow-in-
Holborn
54,466
17.6
113
Furness
62,312
13.1
111
Chelsea
75,049
15.0
107
Bootle
68,248
18.2
147
Hampstead
92,654
9 .6
69
Wigan
89,636
18.0
156
Finsbury
96,007
19.3
133
London, Death-rate, 14 5. Highest—City of London, 19.4.
Lowest—Hampstead, 9.6.
The Annual Death Rates during the Year 1908, according to
the Medical Officer of Health, were as follows:—
Uncertified Deaths in St. Pancras 1
St. Pancras—Estimated Population, 237,158. Number of Births, 5,546.
Corrected number of Deaths, 3,555.
Birth-Rate, 23.4. Death-Rate, 15.0. Infantile Mortality Rate, 115.
London—Estimated Population, 4,795,757. Number of Births, 122,898.
Corrected number of Deaths, 67,353.
Birth-Rate, 25.2. Death-Rate 14.5. Infantile Mortality Rate, 113.
The Number of Dangerous Infectious Diseases notified and the Notification-Rate
during the Year were as follows :—
St. Pancras—Estimated Population, 237,158. Cases notified 1,482
Notification-Rate per 1000 population 6.2
London—Estimated Population, 4,795,757. Cases notified 35,968
Notification-Rate per 1000 population 7.4