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14 deaths took place in the House of Correction; 6 in the House
of Detention.
40 deaths arose from violence.
Hence the mortality of the year has been below the average.
The mortality amounted to 19 per 1,000; if the persons dying in
Hospitals, &c., be added, the mortality would amount to 21 per
1,000.
In 20 large English towns the mortality per 1,000 in 1878 was:—
London, 23.5; Brighton, 21.2; Portsmouth, 19.0; Norwich, 24.0;
Plymouth, 25.3; Bristol, 21.4; Wolverhampton, 23.3; Birmingham,
25.6; Leicester, 20.8; Nottingham, 21.0; Liverpool, 29.4;
Manchester, 27.9; Salford, 25.6; Oldham, 25.8; Bradford, 22.5;
Leeds, 23.8; Sheffield, 25.0; Hull, 24.3; Sunderland. 25.6;
Newcastle-on-Tyne, 23.8.
The mortality in all London was 23.5; that of the West districts,
21.6; of the North districts, 22.3; of the Central districts, 24.9; of
the East districts, 24.9; and of the South districts, 24.2.
I have already stated, that the number of deaths occurring in the
year is less than any that has previously occurred; this would
naturally tend to prove that the mortality of the year had been
unexceptionally low. As there has been no Census since 1871, the
exact population must be uncertain; and a glance at the vacant
spaces in the parish, from which buildings have been pulled down,
might lead to the belief that a diminution of the number of
dwellings causing a corresponding diminution of the population,
would necessarily account for a reduced mortality. But when it is
found that the number of births has increased, the conclusion
appears irresistible, that the mortality has really experienced a
reduction.
Small Pox.—The epidemic of Small Pox continued during the
year, especially in the earlier months. 89 cases are known to have
occurred, 10 of them in the Model Buildings. Of these, 57 were
removed, mostly to the Asylum Board Hospitals.