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254
and 593 aged 65 years and upwards. In 1898, the uncorrected
infantile mortality was at the rate of 169
per 1,000 births, 11 higher than last year. In 1898,
133 deaths were recorded locally from cancer, and
270 from all forms of tubercular disease. Last year
the corresponding totals were 162 and 210 respectively.
The foregoing figures take no account of the 155
deaths of parishioners registered in the Metropolitan
Area but beyond the Parish boundaries, and moreover
include 298 deaths of persons who were non-parishioners.
By inclusion of the former and exclusion of
the latter deaths a nett total of 2,062 deaths for the
year is obtained, equivalent to a rate of 15.96 per
1,000 of all ages. As will be explained hereafter,
this rate requires correction—although commonly
known as the "corrected" death-rate—before it can
be properly compared with the rates of other districts.
Of the 2,062 deaths of parishioners, 9 75 were of
males and 1,087 of females, equivalent to rates of
18.23 and 14.36 per 1,000 living of each sex (Table
12). In North Paddington there were 1,709 deaths,
800 of males and 909 of females, the corresponding
rates being 17.85, 19.24, and 16.78 respectively. In
South Paddington the 353 deaths recorded were equal
to a rate of 10.57 per 1,000 persons, whilst the deaths
of males (175) and of females (178) were equivalent
to rates of 14.71 and 8.27 per 1,000 of each sex.