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that our population for the past year, although varying at different
periods, averaged 65,550, which would give a death-rate per 1000 per
annum, equal to 22.2, and as this coincides with the death-rate for
1884, we may infer that these figures are fairly correct. So much for
what I think—what I can definitely state is of more importance, viz.:—
the natural increase of births over deaths, is 917, against 929 for the
preceding year. It is interesting to note the age at death of residents*,
thus 384 died under 1 year old, or 26.3 Per cent. of the total
deaths; 237 died between the ages of 1 and 5 years, equal to 16.2 per
cent. of the total deaths; 76 died between the ages of 5 and 20 years,
equal to 5.2 per cent. of the total deaths; 177 died between the ages
of 20 and 40 years, equal to 12.1 per cent. of the total deaths; 285
died between the ages of 40 and 60 years, equal to 19.5 per cent. of
the total deaths; 248 died between the ages of 60 and 80 years, equal
to 17.0 per cent. of the total deaths; and 49 died at over 80 years of
age, equal to 3.3 per cent. of the total deaths. Several of the latter
were registered as over 90 years of age, the oldest being a female
aged 96, in the Spitalfields Sub-District, a Sub-District which claimed
21 of those who died at over 80 years of age, whilst to each of the
Mile End New Town and the Whitechapel Church Sub-Districts
there belonged 11 in this aged class, and 4 and 2 respectively appertained
to the Goodman's Fields and the Aldgate Sub-Districts,
During the year 10 deaths were recorded as 'uncertified,' that is,
although no medical certificates were received by the Registrars, no
inquests were deemed necessary by the Coroner to whom 3 of the
cases were referred. In the other 7 cases certificated Midwives
expressed their opinions as to the causes of death. The age at death
in this class varied from a few minutes to 13 days. Five of these
were registered in the Spitalfields Sub-Districft; 2 in the Mile End
New Town Sub-District; 1 in the Goodman's Fields Sub-District;
and 2 in the Aldgate Sub-District.
In the London Hospital there died during the year 801 persons,
of whom only 86 were District Residents, leaving 715 non-residents,
who came from neighbouring and other Parishes
District Public to swell the mortality returns in the Whitechapel
Institutions. Church Sub-District.
In the Whitechapel Union Infirmary 302 deaths were recorded,
of which number only 10 were of persons other than District residents.
From Tables kindly furnished to me by Mr. W. Vallance
*See Table D of the Appendix, page 13.