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10
DEATHS.
The deaths registered in the 52 weeks ending 1st
January, 1898, as having occurred in the District were 808;
599 of these took place at Guy's Hospital, this number
including only 21 deaths of parishioners, 578 belonging to
other Districts. At the Parish Street Workhouse there were
42 deaths, only one of these belonging to the District.
Twelve bodies were found in the Thames, all non-parishioners.
Two non-parisliioners died in the District.
The deaths of 64 parishioners were returned from
outlying public institutions.
Thus the number of deaths of persons belonging to the
District was 239.
The corrected annual death-rate was 20.9 per thousand.
The corresponding death-rate for London for the year
was 17.7.