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The excess of births over deaths for the year 1898 was 1532. In the four
preceding years it was for each year respectively, 1,548, 1,554, 1,308, and
1,568.
The ages at death of the Residents who died during the year are recorded
in Table F* of the Appendix.
The percentage of deaths for each Age period was as follows: —
28.1 % of the total deaths took place under the age of 1 year.
15.9% „ between the ages of 1 and 5.
4-5 % „ „ 5 and 20.
13.0% „ „ 20 and 40.
19.7 % „ „ 40 and 60.
15.8% „ „ 60 and 80.
2.7 % „ Over the age of 80.
Compared with the Metropolitan deaths (including Whitechapel), the
Infant deaths were as follows:—
The deaths of infants under the age of one year, in London, equalled 26.6
per cent. of the total deaths, and 15.2 per cent of the registered births;
whilst in the Whitechapel District those Infants who died under the age of
one year equalled 28.2 per cent. of the total deaths, and 14.1 per cent. of the
registered births.
The deaths of children under five years of age, including the above, were
for London equal to 40.8 per cent. of the total deaths, and 25.8 per cent. of
the registered births; and for the Whitechapel District they were equal to 44.0
per cent. of the total deaths, and 22.2 per cent. of the registered births.
For comparison purposes I have extracted a small table from the RegistrarGeneral's
Returns. Once again our District occupies the foremost position
in the list.
The Tower of London deaths are included in those for the Whitechapel
District, although for rating purposes it is extra-parochial.

Table It has been introduced to enable one readily to contrast the mortality
per cent. from each class of disease to total deaths, as regards both the
Whitechapel District, and the Metropolis as a whole.
Our District again suffers when contrasted with the whole of London, so
far as diseases of a constitutional class are concerned. It is chiefly in respect
of Phthisis and diseases of Tubercular character that the increase is to be
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