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The two rates, as a matter of fact, cannot be compared at all, as the population
for 1910 was certainly considerably overestimated and the number of deaths reduced
by the exclusion of " foreign " deaths which occurred in the Borough.
In any case, however, the year 1910 was an exceedingly favourable one ; the
actual number of deaths was the lowest recorded, and the death rate per 1,000 also
the lowest. In the year 1911, the number of recorded deaths was nearer the numbers
given for previous years. The death rate also was much the same as in more normal
years, the average death rate for the previous 10 years being 15'8 per 1,000.
This figure, granting even that the population in some years was overestimated,
and the number of deaths reduced by the exclusion of some which are now included,
is probably fairly correct.
The following short table shows the death rates in the several registration subdistricts
in 1911, and compares them with those of the three previous years: —
1908. 1909. 1910. 1911.
All Souls 13.2 12.6 10.7 12.7
St. Mary 14.9 12.8 11.7 13.1
Christ Church 19.0 18.2 15.6 19.7
St. John 13.4 14.6 13.1 15.9
District Births and Deaths for the 52 weeks ended 31st December are given in
the following table (Table I.). A further table giving the vital statistics of separate
localities for 1911, and the ten preceding years, will be found amongst the Local
Government Board Tables on pages 89-95.

Causes of and ages at Death.—The new Local Government Board Table
(Table III, page 92), gives the'details as to the deaths of residents in the Borough
during 1911. The analysis of causes of death is somewhat less full than in the old
Table IV, but it nevertheless contains a considerable amount of information regarding
the causes of death and the numbers which occurred in various age groups.
As in previous years, it is proposed to examine some of the figures more fully and
to say a few words with regard to the question of the age periods at which death
occurred and certain of the diseases and conditions certified to be the cause of death.
The number of age groups it may be mentioned has been increased by breaking
up the old group, " 1 to 5 years," into the groups " 1 and under 2," and " 2 and
under 5," and the group " 25 to 65," into " 25 and under 45," and " 45 and under 65."