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Deaths.
1875.—The number of deaths registered in the Lewisham
District during the year 1875 was 953 ; of this number
the deaths amongst males were 468, amongst females 485.
The annual rate of mortality was 16.40 per 1000.
The annual rate of mortality in England and Wales was
at the rate of 22.8 per 1000.; of London, 23.7, and of districts
outside Registration London, 17.9 per 1000; of Birmingham,
26.5; of Liverpool, 27.5; of Sheffield, 24.8; of Portsmouth,
19.5. In Philadelphia the death rate is 22.27; in Vienna,
31.42 : and in New York and Berlin, over 29.0 per 1000.
By reference to Table III., which gives the mortality
registered at several groups of ages, it will be seen that of the
953 deaths from all causes registered during the year 1875,
266, or nearly 28 per cent. (27.91), died under one year of
age, and 92 between the ages of 1 and 5; so that 358, or
nearly 38 per cent. (37.56) of the whole number of deaths,
were those of children under the age of 5 years.
266 deaths occurred under 1 year.
49 between the ages of 1 and 2
43 „ „ „ 2 „ 5
36 „ „ „ 5 „ 15
49 „ „ „ 15 „ 25
04 „ „ „ 25 „ 35
79 „ „ „ 35 „ 45
79 „ „ „ 45 „ 55
93 „ „ „ 55 „ 65
99 „ „ „ 65 „ 75
82 „ „ „ 75 „ 85
14 „ „ „ 85 „ 95
Of the diseases which produced the mortality at the ages
mentioned—
144 took place from zymotic diseases.
198 „ „ constitutional diseases.
432 „ „ local diseases.