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death rate to these parishes of 25 per 1,000. To estimate the
deaths in the District we must deduct the 161 deaths, above
alluded to, from the 1,392 deaths registered and add to the
remainder our share of deaths which occurred in the I publice Institutions
of London. That number this year amount to 147.
Therefore we have 1,392 — 161 = 12 31 * 247 = 1,478, which
represents the total mortality of your district for the year 1883.
The Births and Marriages were below the average of the last
ten years, while the deaths exactly coincided with that average.
The Birth rate was 38 per 1,000, and the Death rate 25
per 1,000.
The Birth rate of London was 33.9, and the Death rate 20 4
per 1,000.
Twenty-five per cent, of the total deaths were those of children
under 1 year, and 40 per cent, of the total deaths were those of
children under 5 years of age.
The Seven principal Zymotic Diseases caused a mortality
of 254, a number equivalent to 4 3 per 1,000 of population.
Pulmonary Diseases (other than Phthisis), caused 277
deaths which indicates a death rate of 17 per 1,000.
Tubercular Diseases, such as Phthisis, Scrofula and
Tabes, destroyed 152 lives and gave a death-rate of 2.6 per 1,000
population.
Wasting Diseases of Infants, such as Marasmus, Atrophy
and Debility, caused 117 deaths; a number which indicates a death
rate of 2 per 1,000 population.
Convulsive Diseases of Infants caused a mortality of 127,
corresponding to a death rate of 2 1 per 1,000 population.