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The mortality amongst children was reduced in
1858, as shewn in the following Table:—
1857.
Deaths
under 1
Year.
Deaths
under 5
Years.
Total.
1st Quarter,
58
31
81
2nd Quarter,
52
28
80
3rd Quarter
73
32
105
4th Quarter,
50
23
73
225
114
339
1858.
1st Quarter,
45
24
69
2nd Quarter,
55
37
92
3rd Quarter,
44
16
60
4th Quarter,
35
26
61
179
163
282
These tables are interesting, as shewing that a
large proportion of the life saved during the past
year was infant life. They shew that 57 less
children died in 1858 than in 1857; and moreover,
that of these, 46 were above one year old. They
also shew, in comparison with the whole mortality
of the parish, that the relative mortality of child
death to that of adult death was less in 1858 than
in 1857; for in 1857, 376 persons died above
5 years of age, and in 1858, 384 died above that
age.
In order to shew the difference between the death
of children in London, and the death of children in
the country, 1 have made inquiries with regard to
the mortality of the children at the parish school on