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was 15.7 per 100 births. The excess in Hackney was caused by
the unusual fatality of diarrhoea and whooping cough. The
total number of deaths under 5 years was 1170 out of 2825.
There were 135 deaths or 4.8 per cent. between 5 and 15 years,
154 or 5.4 per cent. between 15 and 25, 199 or 7.0 per cent.
between 25 and 35, 210 or 7.5 per cent. between 35 and 45,
209 or 7.4 percent. between 45 and 55, 244 or 8.6 per cent.
from 55 to 65, 238 or 8.4 per cent. between 05 and 75, 206 or
7.3 per cent. between 75 and 85, and 60 or 2.1 per cent. above
85. There were 21 deaths at 80 years of age and below 81,
17 at 81-2, 22 at 82-83, only 10 between 83 and 84, as many
as 26 at 84-85 years, 14 at 85-86, 10 at 86-87, 6 between 87
and 88, 5 above 88, 5 between 89 and 90, as many as 7 between
90 and 91, and no less than 5 between 91 and 92; 1 at 92,
1 at 93, 4 at the very advanced age of 94, and 1 only above
95, viz., at the patriarchal age of 98, making a total of 155
deaths above 80 years of age, or 5.5 per cent. of the total
number, and 19 above 90 years of age.

2. Includes Phthisis, Scrofula, Rickets, Tabes Mesenterica, and deaths registered as
being caused by Hydrocephalus in children of more than 1 year.
4. Includes Infantile Hydrocephalus, Meningitis, Convulsions, and Teething.
5. Includes Marasmus, Atrophy and Debility, Want of Breast Milk, and Premature Birth.