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Here the improvement to which I diredled your attention last
year continues to be maintained, and it is interesting to note that
those persons who lived to the age of 80 and upwards numbered
47, and consisted of 16 Males and 31 Females.
Of these, 3 were nonogenarians, and in the Spitalfields SubDistrict,
a female resident died at the age of 100 years. These
aged persons were registered as having resided in the following
Sub-Districts:—
In the Spitalfields Sub-District 10
„ Mile End New Town Sub-District 2
„ Whitechapel District 6
,, Goodman's Fields „ 5
„ Aldgate „ 4
,, Whitechapel Union Infirmary 20
Analysis of the Cause of Death of the 1533 Residents
who Died during the Year 1889.
It is necessary to explain that although certain modifications in
nomenclature have been suggested, I have preferred to follow the
plan by which the Registrar-General classifies the causes of death
for the Metropolis, as well as for England and Wales. I do so,
because it affords some indication of our position, enabling us to
compare the deaths amongst 75,000 persons, with those which have
occurred in the 4 millions comprising the Metropolitan population.
Also by continuing during a series of years a uniform system, we
are enabled to study our returns by the light of information derived
from previous records. Tables M and N,* as also the summary in
Table I, † will exemplify the uses to which comparative figures may
be applied. Although, generally there is correspondence as regards
many of the particulars herein set out, I have again to invite your
attention to the fact, that the percentage of Metropolitan deaths
from zymotic diseases to total deaths, is greater than that for
Whitechapel from the same class of diseases. For the Metropolis,
including Whitechapel, it is equal to 14.46 per cent., and for
Whitechapel, it equals only 12.98 per cent.
A detailed examination of the specific deaths from zymotic
diseases shows, that no deaths were registered in the District
during the year from Small-pox, and also that exactly the same
number of deaths took place from Measles, as from Diarrhoea and
* Pages 30 and 31.
+ Page 29.