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Total Deaths, Edinburgh. 



Table LXVII. — Exhibiting the proportion which the deaths, exclusive of 

 still-born children, in Edinburgh and suburban districts of St. Cuthbert's 

 and Canongate, during the years 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, and 1841, bear 

 to the population of these years ; also the proportion of the average annual 

 amount of deaths to the mean population of these years. 



As the Registers of Deaths are not complete for the whole of Leith, we 

 are unable to give the proportion of male and female deaths to the living. 

 The following table gives those of the total deaths : — 



Total Deaths, Leith. 

 Table LXVIII. — Exhibiting the proportion which the deaths, exclusive of 

 still-born children, in North and South Leith, during the years 1837, 

 1838, 1839, 1840, and 1841, bear to the population of these years; also 

 the proportion of the average annual amount of deaths to the mean popu- 

 lation of these years. 



Years. 



1837. 

 1838. 

 1839. 

 1840. 

 1841. 



Population. 



27,331 



27,586 

 27,846 

 28,103 

 28,372 



886 

 862 

 679 

 710 

 647 



Proportion of Deaths to the 

 Population, being as 1 to 



30-831, or 3-241 per cent. 

 32-002, or 3-124 ... 

 41-010, or 2-438 ... 

 39-581, or 2-526 ... 

 43-851, or 2-280 ... 



The average annual amount of deaths these five years to 

 the mean population being as 1 to 36-794, or 2-717 per cent. 



Total Deaths, Edinburgh and Leith. 

 Table LXIX. — Exhibiting the proportion which the deaths, exclusive of 

 still-born children, in Edinburgh and Leith, during the years 1837, 1838, 

 1839, 1840, and 1841, bear to the population of these years ; also the pro- 

 portion of the average annual amount of deaths to the mean population of 

 these years. 



Years. 



1837. 

 1838. 

 1839. 

 1840. 

 1841. 



Population. 



164,676 

 165,113 

 165,602 

 166,089 

 166,554 



Deaths. 



5895 

 5038 

 4044 

 4398 

 4142 



Proportion of Deaths to the 

 Population, being as 1 to 



27-934, or 3-579 per cent. 

 32-773, or 3-051 ... 

 40-950, or 2-441 ... 

 37-764, or 2-647 ... 

 40-211, or 3-486 ... 



The average annual amount of deaths these five years to 

 the mean population being as 1 to 35-208, or 2-840 per cent. 



