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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
Systematic inquiry continues to be made into every
maternal death belonging to the Borough. The cases
investigated were : —
(a) Puerperal Septicaemia 1
(b) Rupture of Uterus 1
The maternal death rate was therefore 1.2 per 1,000
births.
There were also two other cases in which childbirth
was complicated by other conditions (Mitral
Stenosis, Rheumatic Endocarditis), but these are not
counted as cases of maternal mortality.
None of the mothers concerned attended the
Council's Maternity Clinic, and only 2 of them are
known to have received any systematic ante-natal care.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
One hundred and thirteen deaths of Bethnal Green
infants under one year of age are reported by the
Registrar - General as having taken place during the
year. This is equal to a rate of infantile mortality of
69.1 per 1,000 births. The infant death rate for London
was 66 and for England and Wales as a whole 65.