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deaths under one year in every thousand births, was
133; for London it was 158.
The following diseases proved most fatal to young
children under five years of age:
Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy 26
Diarrhœa 30
Tubercular Diseases 6
Convulsions 16
Total 78
Zymotic Diseases.
The following are the deaths from the principal
zymotic diseases:
Scarlet Fever 5
Diphtheria 11
Membranous Croup 4
Typhoid or Enteric Fever 2
Measles 1 (a child under 5 years)
Diarrhœa 34 (30 children under 5 yrs.
[4 adults)
Total 57
The zymotic death rate was 223 per thousand,
against 3.05 for 1896; for London it was 2.58, and
for England and Wales, 2.15 (less the 100 chief
towns, 1.62).
The following Table gives the average births,
deaths, and death rates; also the deaths from diseases
of the zymotic class for the past ten years: