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27 deaths took place in the House of Correction; and 1 in the
House of Detention.
The accidental deaths were 39, the number for 1872 having been
30. 15 of these arose from fractures and contusions; 1 from a
wound; 3 from burns; and 20 from suffocation in infants.
2 deaths arose from murder.
2 deaths originated in suicide, viz.: I from a wound, and 1 from
poison.
The Table appended to this Report, contains an enumeration of
the deaths, according to the diseases and ages, in further detail.
Hence the mortality of the year 1873 was below that of the
average of the last 10 years; but above that of the preceding
year. The mortality amounted to 23 per 1000; whereas in 1872,
it was 20 per 1000. Including the number of deaths of persons
dying in Hospitals, &c., as determined by calculation, the mortality
would be 24 per 1000.
In 21 large towns of the United Kingdom, the mortality per
1000 was determined by the Registrar-General to amount, for
1873, to:—average total 24.4; London, 22.5; Poitsmouth, 18.4;
Norwich, 21.5; Bristol, 23.1; Wolverhampton, 25.1; Birmingham,
24.9; Leicester, 24.4; Nottingham, 23.2; Liverpool, 25.9; Manchester,
30.1; Salford, 29.3; Oldham, 25.8; Bradford, 24.7; Leeds,
27.6; Sheffield, 25.8; Hull, 23.9; Sunderland, 22.8; Newcastle,
30.1; Edinburgh, 22.0; Glasgow, 29; and Dublin, 25.7.
Although the mortality of Clerkenwell in 1873 was above that
of the Metropolis generally, it was still below that of the entire
Central Districts, in which it amounted to 25.0 per 1000.
By comparing the groups of diseases in the Table appended to
my last Report, for 1872, with that of the present Report, we can
trace the source of the total increase of mortality, as well as the
groups which give rise to it.