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year. It is by statistical comparison of the local with
the general mortality-returns, that we are enabled to
discover some of the most valuable facts concerning the
sanitary condition of given sections of the community.
But no useful comparison is possible, except between
like periods. It is therefore important to place the
death-returns of Shoreditch for the whole year 1856, in
juxtaposition with those for all London, during the
same period. To do this, it will be necessary to carry
back our enquiry so as to include the first quarter of
1856. In order to trace still more accurately the course
of sanitary movement, I have further included the
death-returns of 1855, which have been kindly placed
at my disposal by the Registrar-General's department.
These returns, together with those for the first
quarter of 1857, have enabled me to classify and analyse
upwards of 6000 deaths.
A Report for the year as terminating with the
first quarter of 1857, strictly complying with the terms
of the bye-law referred to, will be formed by adding the
annexed Quarterly report to the three Quarterly reports
which I have previously had the honour to submit.
Table I. of the appendix, exhibits side by side, the
mortality from different diseases, during the two years
1855, 1856; it shews at a glance the relative mortality
from each disease.
Table II. of the appendix exhibits the number of