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Death-rate per 1,000 for the year 1879, 18.6
Ratio of Deaths to population 1 in 53
By the above figures the death-rate per 1,000 for the
year 1879 was 18.6. This death-rate, though higher
than the previous year is not considered an unhealthy
death-rate.
The death-rate per 1,000 for the whole of London in
the year 1879 was 233 against 23.5 of the previous year.
Appended is the annual death-rate per 1,000 in
the parish of St. Martin-in-the-Fields for the last
nine years:—
1871 19.4
1872 18.7
1873 20.2
1874 18.6
1875 18.3
1876 17.2
1877 16.9
1878 17.5
1879 18.6
Ages at Death.
Of the 557 deaths, 184 occurred in children under
5 years of age, 45 between 5 and 20 years, 96 between
20 and 40 years, 141 between 40 and 60 years, 81
between 60 and 80 years, and 10 above 80 years.
Causes of Death.
Zymotic Diseases.— This important class of disease
includes Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,