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Parish of Wandsworth.
From violence 17 deaths were registered, two of these
being executions at the Prison, while other 3 also
occurred there from other forms of violence. Five deaths
also were registered as occurring in outlying institututions
from this cause, two in the Union Infirmary and three in
general or special hospitals.
Infantile
Mortality.
The total number of deaths of infants under
one year was 232, 35 more than last year. The percentage
of these to the total mortality was 29.07, which is
3.47 per cent. above the year 1894.
The infantile mortality, calculated from the number
of registered births during the year, was 137.9 as compared
with 121 per 1,000 in 1894.
Nine deaths of infants occurred in outlying institutions,
and four in internal institutions of infants not belonging
to the sub-district. This makes a corrected total of
237, and a true infantile mortality of 140 per 1,000
registered births.
In 1895, for the whole of London, the corresponding
infantile death-rate was 165 per 1,000 births, so that
although this rate for this sub-district is above that of last
year, it compares favourably with the Metropolis as a
whole.
Of the total 232 deaths of infants only 41 occurred
from zymotic diseases, 20 of these being from diarrhoea.
The great majority of the deaths were caused by tubercular
diseases, diseases of the digestive organs, diseases of the
respiratory organs, and premature birth and low vitality.
Senile
Mortality.
The total number of deaths of persons over 70
years was 119, an increase of 22 as compared with 1894.