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Considering the Zymotic diseases in detail, it is seen that
there was no death from Small Pox. There were two deaths from
this disease in 1902 ; there have been none since that year.
From Scarlet Fever there were no deaths. In recent years
Scarlet Fever has not been an important cause of mortality, the
highest number of deaths in any one year being 6 in 1906.
Diphtheria caused 3 deaths, and, with the exception of last
year, is the smallest number in any year since 1899.
Enteric Fever caused only three deaths, an increase of one as
compared with 1912.
There were 2 fewer deaths from Diarrhoea.
There were 7 more deaths from Measles, 6 from Whooping
Cough, 1 from Diphtheria, and 1 from Enteric Fever.
Infantile Mortality.—During the year 1913 there were 81
deaths of infants under 1 year of age, as against 105 in 1912, and
an average of 113 for each of the ten years 1903-1912.
The infantile mortality for the year 1913, i.e., deaths under
1 year of age per 1,000 births, is 56 in Hornsey. In 1912 the
infantile mortality rate was 75, and the average rate of the 19
years 1894-1912 was 87, the highest being 133 in 1895, and the
lowest 57 in 1909.
Thus the infantile mortality is again a very favourable one,
and is the lowest on record.