490 



EEPOET 1879. 



The above tables show the death-rate from all causes and from zymotic 

 diseases in Sheffield, and also in each of its registration sub-districts during the 

 past five years. 



On the next table will be found arranged the eleven largest towns in England. 

 They are placed in order in accordance with the place they occupy with reference 

 to some of the more important signs of salubrity. From the table it will be seen 

 that Sheffield does not take an unfavourable place. 



The Eleven Largest Towns in England arranged according to Birth 

 Bate, Death Bate, Zymotic Bate, and Deaths under One Year to 

 1,000 Births during the Nine Years 1870-78. 



From the following table more details can be ascertained as to the sanitary 

 condition of Sheffield, actually, and as compared with other towns of a similar 

 size. The table is extracted from one prepared by Mr. N. A. Humphreys, of the 

 General Register Office. 



Annual Bate per 1000 living of Births, Deaths, and Deaths from Seven 

 Zymotics, in Twenty large English Towns during the Nine Years 

 1870-78. 



The distribution of deaths among the various trades of the town is a subject 



