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153, 2 higher than that in the Parish. In Willesden
the rate was 159 per 1,000 births registered. The
subject will be dealt with in more detail later on.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
The numbers of deaths of parishioners of each sex
are set out in Table III. of the Appendix, which table
is the basis of all others dealing with this part of the
subject. The rates given in Table 16 have been
obtained by summing up the elements in Table III.
Table 16 can only indicate the variations in mortality
in a very loose way, as each group includes diseases,
the prevalence of each of which varies considerably
and independently in successive years. The rates
given indicate a reduction in the prevalence of
Zymotic Diseases (except Diarrhoeal and Septic), and
an increase in that of the Local Diseases, chiefly
those of the Circulatory, Respiratory, and Urinary
Systems. This agrees with the fact already noted,
that there was a heavier mortality than usual at the
later ages of life.
In Table 17, a comparison has been attempted
between the rates of mortality from all, and certain
/
selected causes in the Parish, Metropolis, and Country
generally, both last year and some years before. The
table is incomplete in that no correction has been
possible for age and sex — factors of exceeding importance
for the diseases mentioned. Taking the figures