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Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the Lewisham
District during the year 1879 was 963, or 95 less than the
number registered during the year 1878; 472 deaths took
place amongst males, and 491 amongst females.
The annual rate of mortality per 1,000 was 14.35, a
lower death rate than that registered during the previous year,
and a lower death rate than the average of England and
Wales or the Metropolitan Districts.
The annual rate of mortality of England and Wales in
1879 was 21.0; in the Metropolitan and City Police Districts
22.0; in Registration London 23.3; and in the districts outside
Registration London 16.3.
By reference to Table III., which gives the mortality
registered at several groups of ages, it will be seen that of the
963 deaths registered from all causes in 1879, 255 took place
under 1 year of age, and 389 under the age of 5 years.
255 deaths occurred under 1 year of age.
82 between the ages of 1 and 2
52 „ „ „ 2 „ 5
32 „ „ „ 5 „ 15
30 „ „ „ 15 „ 25
60 „ „ „ 25 „ 35
69 „ „ „ 35 „ 45
61 „ „ „ 45 „ 55
91 „ „ „ 55 „ 05
114 „ „ „ 65 „ 75
70 „ „ „ 75 „ 85
31 „ „ „ 85 „ 95
4 „ „ „ 95 and upwards.
Of the diseases which produced the mortality at these
ages:—
125 deaths took place from zymotic diseases.
210 „ „ constitutional diseases
427 „ „ local diseases.
167 „ „ developmental diseases.
15 „ „ violent deaths.
13 „ „ not specified or ill defined