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The table below will give the quarterly returns, and in the mortality tables
annexed, the names of the diseases are given.
Deaths.
From April 1, 1872 to June 30 1872 127
„ July 1, „ „ September 30 1872 180
„ October 1„ „ December 31 1872 117
„ January 1, 1873 to March 31 1873 149
573
In the Infirmary situated in this parish, which is attached to the St. Olave's Union,
thirty seven persons died; eighteen were residents in Rotherhithe, and fifteen were sent
from Bermondsey, three from St. Olave's, and one from St. John's parish. Fortveight
Inquests were also held, and twenty one of these persons were not residents in this
parish; from the five hundred and seventy three registered deaths we must therefore
substract this number, and nineteen which occurred in the Infirmary sent from other
parishes, so that the actual number of deaths due to Rotherhithe, will be five hundred
and thirty three, and the rate of mortality, making allowance for increase of population.
As compared with the two previous years, will be as under.
No. of
Deaths.
corrected
Per Thousand.
From March 31, 1872 to April 1, 1873
573
533
18.75
„ 31, 1871 to April 1, 1872
574
527
18.83
„ 31, 1870 to April 1, 1871
615
567
20.25
The mortality among the very young continues large; children suffer most
severely from epidemic diseases, affections of the lungs, convulsions, and diseases
indicating a low state of vital power when born, and insufficient nourishment afterwards
According to age, the relative number of deaths were:—
Under 2 years of age 213
Between 2 and 5 years of age 47
„ 5 10 „ 19
„ 10 20 „ 24
„ 20 30 „ 38
„ 30 40 „ 49
„ 40 50 „ 37
„ 50 60 „ 46
„ 60 70 „ 47
„ 70 80 „ 39
„ 80 90 „ 12
„ 90 100 „ 2
573
The death of a female was registered 95 years of age.
Included in the five hundred and seventy three deaths, we shall find epidemic
diseases caused about seventy six deaths, diseases of the air passages and lungs one
hundred and sixty, and diseases of the nervous and circulating system, inflammatory