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Deaths from Violence.
Of the City deaths, 4.15 per cent. were caused by injuries or violence (as
compared with 5.03 in 1903 and 6.20 in 1904), being 2.68 below the average
for the previous five years.
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
Year.
City of London.
Metropolis.
Per cent.
Per cent.
1900
7.44
4.27
1901
7.45
4.28
1902
8.03
4.13
1903
5.02
4.31
1904
6.20
3.86
Average previous five years
6.83
4.17
1905
4.15
4.2
VITAL STATISTICS, 1905.
City of London compared with the Metropolis, previous five years.
City of London.
Birth Rate.
Death Rate.
Deaths of Children
under 1 year to
1,000 Births.
Violent Deaths, per
cent. of Deaths
Registered.
Deathsfromprincipal
Zymotic Disease per
1,000 of the
Population]
Estimated
Night
Population
(Imperial
Census).
Estimated
Day Population
(Corporation
Census).
City.
Metropolis.
City.
Metropolis.
City.
Metropolis.
City.
Metropolis.
City.
Metropolis.
1900
26,998
343,790
149
29.2
19.4
18.8
179
160
7.4
4.3
1.44
2.22
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
1903
24,958
358,930
13.6
28.4
12.0
15.6
115
131
5.0
4.3
0.56
1.77
1904
23,565
364,120
15.0
27.9
12.9
16.6
96
146
6.0
3.9
0.32
2.18
Average
previous
five years.
25,895
353,880
13.9
28.6
15.4
17.1
135
145
6.7
4.2
0.70
2.12
1905
22,425
369,380
13.4
27.1
13.9
15.1
139
129
4.1
4.2
0.44
1.70