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Birth Rate. !
The Birth rate per thousand per annum is 32.6.
Death Rate.
The Death rate per thousand per annum 17.6, that of London being 17.4, and of England
and Wales 17.9. The estimate is formed on the number of deaths of parishioners, and does
not include those who died in the Infirmary (from Bermondsey, St. John's, St. Olave's, St.
Thomas's, Southwark, and Horselydown), nor those of foreigners drowned in the Docks and
River. It however includes parishioners who died in out-lying Institutions.
Uncertified Deaths.
One child, 4 days old, was certified by a midwife, her certificate being accepted by the
Coroner. Another child, 2 days old, who died from convulsions, was not certified, nor was an
inquest held, as "the Coroner did not think an inquest necessary."
Inquests.
Sixty-seven Inquests have been held. The Verdicts being:—
Drowned in Docks 17
Drowned in River Thames 7
Accidentally suffocated in bed 7
Infantile Convulsions 5
Natural causes 4
Injuries from falling down stairs 3
Syncope from Heart Disease 3