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Leyton 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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DEATHS.
There were 1,425 deaths registered, viz.:—740 males and 685
females.
Table II.— Deaths for the last 5 years.
| 1893 | 1,365 of which 1,019 belong to the District proper. | ||||
| 1894 | 1,221 | „ | 825 | „ | „ |
| 1895 | 1,532 | „ | 1,080 | „ | „ |
| 1896 | 1,339 | „ | 926 | „ | „ |
| 1897 | 1,425 | „ | 1,011 | „ | „ |
| 6,882 | „ | 4,861 | „ | „ | |
The total number of deaths is 86 more than last year.
INCREASE.
The annual increase, or excess of births over deaths is 1,076, the
average for the past five years being 944.
The total increase for the past five years is 4,723.
Table III.—Distribution of Deaths.
| St. Agnes' Orphanage | 1 |
| Bethnal Green School | 4 |
| Master Bakers' Almshouses | 0 |
| Union Workhouse and Schools | 392 |
| Forest House Branch of Union | 2 |
| District exclusive of foregoing Institutions | 1,026 |
| Total | 1,425 |
In the 1,026 are included 52 which occurred in the Union Workhouse,
but strictly belong to the District.
Of the total 1425, the deaths of people belonging to Public
Institutions amount to 399, leaving 1,026 occurring in the District
proper; deducting from this total 15 deaths which occurred from
violence, we get 1,011 as the corrected total for the District, and consisting
of 503 males and 508 females.