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Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the Lewisham
District during the year 1878 was 1,058; of this number the
deaths amongst males was 524, amongst females 534.
The annual rate of mortality in the district was 16.64
per 1,000, being a higher death rate than that of the year
1877, but a lower death rate than the average of England
and Wales or the Metropolitan district. The annual rate of
mortality of England and Wales was 20.4. In the Metropolitan
and City Police Districts, 20.7.
By reference to Table III., which gives the mortality
registered at several groups of ages, it will be observed that
of the 1,058 deaths registered from all causes in the year
1878, 310, or 29.30 per cent., died under one year of age;
144, or 13.61 per cent., died between the ages of 1 and 5
years; so that 454, or 42.91 per cent. of the whole number
of deaths were those of children under 5 years of age.
310 deaths occurred under 1 year of age.
89 between the ages of 1 and 2
55 „ „ „ 2 ,, 5
45 „ „ „ 5 ,, 15
48 „ „ „ 15 „ 25
56 „ „ „ 25 ,, 35
75 „ „ „ 35 ,, 45
81 „ „ „ 45 „ 55
90 „ „ „ 55 „ 65
108 „ „ „ 65 „ 75
80 „ „ „ 75 „ 85
20 „ „ „ 85 „ 95
1 ,, ,, ,, 95 and upwards.
Of the diseases which produced the mortality at these
ages:—
207 deaths took place from zymotic diseases.
198 „ „ constitutional diseases.
456 „ „ local diseases.
169 „ „ developmental diseases.
17 „ „ violent deaths.
11 „ „ not specified.