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Clerkenwell 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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Table: As regards their distribution, all the deaths belonging to Clerkenwell may be summarized briefly as follows:—

As regards their distribution, all the deaths belonging to Clerkenwell may be summarized briefly as follows:—

Intra-parochial.St. James 223= 925
Amwell 433
Goswell 259
Extra-parochial.1. General Hospitals 130= 553
2. Special Hospitals 56
3. Fever Hospitals 36
4. Infirmaries and Workhouses 297
5. Asylums 20
6. Elsewhere (un- classifiable) 14
Total1,478

Table: As regards distribution according to age, the following table of total deaths (intra-parochial and extra-parochial) at subjoined ages gives the comparative returns from 1896-1899 inclusive:—

As regards distribution according to age, the following table of total deaths (intra-parochial and extra-parochial) at subjoined ages gives the comparative returns from 1896-1899 inclusive:—

Mortality from All Causes at Subjoined Ages, 1896-1899. (Population remaining constant, 66,202).
At all Ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 1515 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Total Birth Rate.Total Death Rate.
18961,363399221414646619033.520.5
18971,451386243636547821631.621.9
18981,427403228484648621631.221.5
18991,478395197535152226030.922.3

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For a comparison of the Clerkenwell death-rates over a number
of years the following figures may be cited. These rates have been
divided into two classes, those which include the intra-parochial and
extra-parochial deaths, and those which only deal with the intraparochial.