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in 1909, and each of the past ten years, and shows how the
nett deaths are arrived at.
The nett death-rates(which are the only ones referred to,
unless otherwise specified) are obtained by distribution of
deaths in public institutions, deaths upon which inquests were
held, and certain other deaths, to their proper locality, according
as they occur outside or inside the Borough. But, in order
to institute a fair comparison between one district and another,
it is necessary to further correct the death-rate for sex and age
distribution, for it is obvious that a population containing a
large number of young persons between the ages of 5 and 30,
when the death-rate is very low, should have a lower death-rate
than one containing an excess of aged persons. The factor for
the correction of the Woolwich death-rate is 1.0690.
11. The nett deaths were 1585, and the nett death-rate was
12.4. The death-rate in 1908 was 11.6. With this exception,
last year had the lowest death-rate recorded for the Borough.
12. By multiplying by 1.0690, the factor for age distribution,
we get the corrected death-rate, viz., 13.3, which rate should
be used in comparing Woolwich with other places. The

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