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infants and children under the age of five years, for the whole
Metropolis, as well as for the Whitechapel district:—
The deaths of infants, under the age of one year, in London,
equalled 25.8 per cent. of the total deaths, and 15.1 per cent. of the
registered births ; whilst in the Whitechapel district, those infants
who died under the age of one year equalled 26.7 per cent. of the
total deaths, and 17.2 per cent. of the registered births. The
deaths of children under five years of age, including the above,
were, for London, equal to 41.7 per cent. of the total deaths, and
25.6 per cent. of the registered births; and for the Whitechapel
district they were equal to 44.5 per cent. of the total deaths, and
28.6 per cent. of the registered births.
During the year, 22 persons (10 males and 12 females) died at
the various asylums, as follows :—At Banstead, 9 ; Colney Hatch,
9 ; Carne Hill, 1 ; Leavesden, 2 ; and Hanwell, 1.
Extra The registered causes of death were:—Old age,
Metropolitan 4; nervous diseases, 14; constitutional diseases,
Deaths. 2; and heart disease, 2. Two females died at
Banstead from senile decay, aged respectively 91
and 81 ; the ages of the remainder were—between 20 and 40 years,
7; between 40 and 60, 7 ; and between 60 and 80, 6.
Violent Deaths.—Fifty-four deaths (34 males and 20
females) from violence were recorded during the year, belonging to
the several Sub-Districts, as follows:—
The Spitalfields Sub-District, 13—males 4 ; females, 9.
The Mile End New Town ,, 10— ,, 8; ,, 2.
The Whitechapel Church ,, 22— ,, 14; ,, 8.
The Goodman's Fields ,, 2— ,, 2; ,, nil.
The Aldgate ,, 7— „ 6; ,, 1.
Fourteen died under the age of 1 year; 10 between the ages of 1
and 5 ; 6 between 5 and 20; 10 between 20 and 40 ; 9 between 40
and 60 ; 4 between 60 and 80; and 1 over the age of 80. The
cause of death in each case was investigated by the coroner, and
registered as follows : —
Suffocated in bed, infants (males 6, females 5) 11
Burns, scalds, and suffocation by smoke 7
Drowning 2
Run over 9