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Deaths. In the four quarters of the year there was registered the following
number of deaths, and in the mortality tables annexed the name of the disease is given.
Deaths.
From April 1, 1871, to June 30, 1871,
137
„ July 1, ,, „ September 30, 1871
128
„ October 1, „ „ December 31, 1871
150
,, January 1, 1872, to March 31, 1872
159
574
This does not accurately represent the number of deaths, inasmuch as Inquests
were held on the bodies of sixteen persons who were not inhabitants of this Parish, and
in the Infirmary attached to the Union, twenty-three persons died, who were sent from
Bermondsey, six from St. Olave's, and two from St. John's Parish, making altogether
forty-seven non-residents; by abstracting this number the deaths due to this Parish
will be reduced to five hundred and twenty-seven, and compared with the two previous
years the rate of mortality will be as follows:—
No. of
Deaths.
Corrected
Mortality.
Per
Thousand.
From March 31, 1871, to April 1,1872
574
527
18.83
„ „ 31, 1870, to April 1, 1871
615
567
20.25
„ „ 31, 1869, to April 1, 1870
679
661
22.19
In respect of age an analysis of the five hundred and seventy-four deaths will
show that it included two hundred and ninety-six Males, and two hundred and seventy
eight Females:—
199 under two years of age.
42 between
2 and 5 years of age
26 „
5 and 10 „
30 „
10 and 20 „
28 „
20 and 30 „
42 „
30 and 40 „
46 „
40 and 50 „