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about 1 birth to every 32 persons. The annual rate of births
per 1000 in London was 35.7. For the birth rate in each
Registrars sub-district, see Table VII., page 25.
In England the birth rate was 35.4 per 1000.
In the United Kingdom 34.5 per 1000.
The birth rate in 21 large towns was 37 2, sec Table IX.,
page 27.
Mortality.
The number of deaths registered in the Lewisham
District during the year 1874 was 842; of this number the
deaths amongst males were 451, amongst females 391.
Notwithstanding the increase of population, the mortality,
although a little higher than that of 1873, was
below the average of the last 10 years; and whilst the rate
of mortality in 1804 was 18.76, that of 1874 was only 15.03
per 1000—an exceedingly low rate.
The annual rate of mortality in London was 21 .G per
1000—1 in the outer ring, and 22.6 in the inner London.
The mortality was below 18 per 1000 in Rochester,
Dover and Cheltenham; it was 32 in Stockport, 32 in Asliton-under-Lyne,
32 in Merthyr Tydvil, 36 in Preston, and
37 in Wigan.
The death rate in 21 large towns amounted to 20 4 per
1000.
The death rate for England and Wales was 22.27 per
1000
By reference to Table III, page 16, which gives the
mortality registered at several groups of ages, it will be seen
that of the 842 deaths from all causes during the year 1874,
235, or nearly 28 per cent. (27.90) died under one year of
age, and 99 between the ages of 1 and 5; so that 334
children, or nearly 40 per cent. (39.70) of the whole number
of deaths were of children under the age of 5 years.
235 deaths took place under
1 year.
50 between the ages of
1 and 2.
43 „ „ „
2 „ 5.
29 „ „ „
5 ,, 15.