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The deaths occurred at the following advanced ages:
43 between 65 and 70 years.
76 „ 70 „ 80 „
44 ,, 80 ,, 90 ,,
1 at 92 years.
1 at 97 years.
Only 48 were certified as deaths from "old age" and
"decay of nature"; the remainder, 117, were returned as
•deaths from disease, chiefly of the heart and lungs.
Uncertified Deaths.
1898 is the fourth year in succession that no death has
been returned in this District as "uncertified."
Of the 83,936 deaths registered in London during the
year 528 or 06 per cent were uncertified.
In England and Wales, 10,334 cases or 1.9 per cent.
were not certified.
No action has yet been taken by Parliament to give
effect to the recommendation of the Committee (1893) as
to the sufficiency of the existing law for securing an
accurate record of the true causes of death in all cases,
especially for detecting them when death may be due to
violence or criminal negligence.
Consequently a large number of deaths are still returned
as uncertified either by a Medical Practitioner or by
the Coroner.
Deaths in Public Institutions
(within the District).
1.—The Parish Workhouse, Endell Street.
The average number of inmates in the Parish Infirmary
and Workhouse during the past year was 612.