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The per centage of these deaths in the whole of London was 24.1
to the total deaths registered, and 14.8 to the total registered
births. In the three sub-districts the per centage of deaths at
one year of age and under to the total deaths and total births
respectively, was, St. Peter's 29.9 and 15.8, St. Paul's 30.2 and
I4.9, Fulham 26.8 and 16.7. In all of the three sub-districts
therefore the per centage of deaths of infants to the total deaths
and total births was greater than that of London. The per
centage of deaths of infants is always slightly greater in this
district than in London. This is attributable to the fact that
there is in this district a large proportion of poor class inhabitants.
The infantile mortality rate in this district was slightly
lower last year than the year previous.
The number of deaths at 60 years of age and upwards was 454,
of which there were 35 in St. Peter's, 359 in St. Paul's, and 313
in Fulham, against 24 in St. Peter's, 227 in St. Paul's, and 181 in
Fulham, registered the previous year. These deaths were equal
to 18.4 per cent. of the total deaths registered, while the per
centage of the same in all London was 21.0. The rapid development
of the district that has taken place during the last decade
and the large number of young persons who have come to reside
in the newly constructed houses is the cause of the senile
mortality rate being lower than that of all London.
TABLE II.
The following table shows the mean temperature; the number
of births; the number of deaths; the number of persons to each
acre; the population; the proportion of births to each 1,000
persons living; the proportion of deaths to each 1,000 persons
living; and the proportion of persons living to each death in each
of the 10 years, 1872-1881:—
Year.
Mean
Temperature
Fahrnt.
Number
of
Births.
Number
of
Deaths.
Number of
Persons to
each acre.
Population
Estimated.
Proportion
of Births
to each
1000
Persons.
Proportion
of Deaths
to each
1000
Persons.
Proportion
of
Person
to each
Death.
DEG.
1872
50.7
2477
1405
17.2
69000
35.8
20.4
49.1
1873
48.9
2709
1479
18.2
73000
37.1
20.3
49.3
1874
49.4
2807
1660
19.5
78000
35.9
21.3
46.9
1875
49.4
3035
1875
21.0
84000
36.1
22.3
44.8
1876
50.1
3315
1964
23.0
92000
36.0
21.3
46.8
1877
49.7
3109
1771
24.0
96000
35.5
18.4
54.2
1878
49.6
3610
2358
25.0
100000
36.1
23.5
42.4
1879
46.2
3957
2219
26.7
107000
36.9
20.7
48.2
1880
49.1
4195
2231
28.4
113500
37.8
19.7
50.9
1881
48.8
4513
2473
29.0
116000
38.9
21.3
46.9