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of the population of the parish and of its two Subdistricts:—
Sub-District.
Estimated
Population.
Deaths.
Ratio of Deaths to
Population.
Rate per 1,000.
St. Mary's
77,578
1,346
1 to 58
17.4
St. John's
36,884
439
1 to 84
11.9
Paddington
111,462
1,785
1 to 64
15.6
In 1887 the Death-rate was in London 19.6
Do. do. in Edinburgh 19.8
Do. do. in Glasgow 23.2
Do. do. in Dublin 30.6
Do. do. in England & Wales 18.78
The death-rate in London—196 per 1,000 inhabitants—was,
the Registrar-General remarks, "the
lowest rate recorded since the present system of civil
registration began, and, moreover, the two next lowest
were those recorded in the two immediately preceding
years, 1885 and 1886, when the figures were respectively
19.8 and 19.9."
The death-rate from all causes in each one of the
five groups of districts into which London is divided
is shown as under:—
North Districts 17.7
West „ 18.0
South „ 18.7
East „ 21.9
Central „ 26.2