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houses which has lately been made to this Hoard. If this ho correct
we may assume the population ill the middle of the quarter to have
been about 80,120 persons.
This groat reduction in the rate of mortality has partly been the result
of the unusually high rate of death during the preceding quarter,
especially amongst the weakly and aged inhabitants. The total
number of deaths registered was 362, of which 34 happened in the
German Hospital and East London Union. There wore also 4 deaths
of young men on one day from drowning in the River Lea. Two
widows died at the advanced ages of 00 and 92 respectively.
The 362 deaths which wore registered in the District consisted singularly
enough of an equal number of males and females, viz,., 181 of either
sex. There wore 055 births against the 362 deaths, or in the proportion
of 181 births against 100 deaths, which is much larger than for the whole
of London.
The number of births in each of the sub-districts was as follows:
37 in Stoke Newington; 31 in Stamford Hill; 190 in West Hackney;
253 in Hackney, and 141 in South Hackney. The deaths in these subdistricts
were, 17 in Stoke Newington; 21 in Stamford Hill; 91 in
West Hackney; 167 in Hackney, and 66 in South Hackney.
The ages at death varied but little from the averages: 66 or 18.2
per cent happened in children under 1 year of age; 92 or 25.4 of those
who were above 1 year old but under 20 years old; 48 or 13.3 per cent.
between 20 and 40; 42 or 11.6 per cent. between 40 and 60; 90 or 24.9
per cent. above 60 and under 80; 24 or 6.0 per cent. above 80 years old.
The greatest reduction in the mortality has occurred amongst the
epidemic diseases, as 46 only were registered from these causes. There
were 16 deaths from diseases having an uncertain seat; 60 from tubucular
affections; 57 from affections of the nervous system; 29 from diseases
of the heart; 59 from disease of the respiratory orgafls; 14 from
abdominal maladies; 4 from diseases of the kidney, Ac.; 13 from
premature birth and debility; no less than 36 from old age, which are
far more than usual; and 18 from suicide, violence, or accident; 7 having
been caused by drowning; 6 from the suffocation of young children
in bed, and 1 from hanging.