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numbered 246, compared with 267 in the previous year, and
equal to 13.0 per cent. of the total deaths.
Zymotic Diseases.—The deaths from the diseases grouped
under this heading during the year 1926 and previous years are
set out in Table 2. The death-rate from these diseases (excluding
Diarrhoea and Enteritis) was 0.18, compared with 0.37 in
1925.

Violence and Suicide.—The deaths from violence numbered
75, and from Suicide, 13. Twenty-four of the deaths in the
former category were the result of injuries sustained in street
accidents.
Tuberculosis.—The mortality from this disease is dealt
with in the Section relating to Infectious Diseases.
Infant Mortality.—The number of infants who died before
reaching the age of one year was 116, compared with 160 in the
previous year, and the infant mortality rate was 40 per thousand
births, which is the lowest rate ever recorded in the Borough,
and, for the year under review, the lowest recorded in any of
the Metropolitan Boroughs.
Marriages.
The number of marriages registered in the Borough during
the year was 1,340, of which number 730 were solemnized in
the Established Church, 154 at Non-Conformist places of worship,
and 456 at the Register Offices. This number is equivalent to
a marriage rate of 14.2 per thousand of the population. In
1925, 1,414 marriages were registered, and the marriage rate
was 12.0.