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14
Deaths.
Two hundred and sixty-six deaths have been registered
within the District during the year, of which 131 were males
and 135 were females. This gives an actual Death Rate
of 8.0 per 1,000. To this number must be added 14 deaths
of former residents of Beckenham, who died at Locksbottom
Infirmary, and 7 deaths occurring at the Infectious Diseases
Hospital, while 7 deaths of non-residents which occurred at
the Cottage Hospital or other Public Institutions within the
District must be deducted. The sum total of 280 deaths,
upon which figures the corrected death rate is based, gives a mortality rate of 8.4 per 1,000.