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City of London 1903
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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 5.02 per cent. were caused by injuries or violence (as compared
with 8.03 in 1902), being 2.28 below the average for the previous five years.
In the City of London, the ratio of deaths from violence to deaths from
all causes, which had regularly risen during the previous four years,
showed a marked diminution in 1903, the above quoted figures being the
lowest recorded.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
| Year. | City of London. | Metropolis. |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| 1898 | 7.02 | 4.19 |
| 1899 | 6.56 | 4.19 |
| 1900 | 7.44 | 4.27 |
| 1901 | 7.45 | 4.28 |
| 1902 | 8.03 | 4.13 |
| Average previous five years | 7.30 | 4.25 |
| 1903 | 5.02 | Not yet published. |
VITAL STATISTICS, 1903.
| City of London. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Deaths of Children under 1 year to 1,000 Births. | Violent Deaths, per cent. of Deaths Registered. | Deaths from principal Zymotic Disease per 1,000 of the Population. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Night Population (Imperial Census). | Estimated Day Popu-lation(Cor-poration Census). | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | City. | Metropolis. | |
| 1898 | 29,121 | 334,050 | 16.1 | 29.5 | 16.3 | 18.7 | 118 | 167 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 0.62 | 2.79 |
| 1899 | 28,039 | 338,850 | 14.8 | 29.4 | 18.5 | 19.8 | 135 | 167 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 1.03 | 2.48 |
| 1900 | 26,998 | 343,790 | 14.9 | 29.2 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 179 | 160 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.44 | |
| 1901 | 27,411 | 348,760 | 13.7 | 29.0 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 160 | 148 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 0.51 | 2.24 |
| 1902 | 26,546 | 353,800 | 12.7 | 28.5 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 124 | 139 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 0.67 | 2.21 |
| Average previous five years. | 27,623 | 343,850 | 14.4 | 29.1 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 143 | 156 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 0.85 | 2.39 |
| 1903 | 24,958 | 358,930 | 13.6 | 28.4 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 115 | 131 | 5.0 | * | 0.56 | 1.77 |
| * Figures not yet published. | ||||||||||||