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Percentage of deaths under 1 year to total deaths in Wards
and Divisions.
Lee Division 15.9 p.c.
Lewisham Division 26.9 p.c.
Sydenham & Forest 21.0 p.c.
Hill Division
per cent.
Church Ward 11.8
Manor Ward 16.4
South Ward 20.3
Blackheath Ward 14.5
Lewisham Village Ward 18.5
Lewisham Park Ward 25.1
Brockley Ward 26.2
Catford Ward 84.6
Forest Hill Ward 21.7
Sydenham Ward 20.6
Seasonal Mortality.—The highest mortality occurred
during the first and last quarters of the year, the death rate
from all causes being 15.9 and 15.3 per 1,000 respectively.
The lowest death rate was 11.7 for the third quarter.
Chart A. shows deaths from all causes recorded weekly
and the seasonal effect with regard to Infantile Diarrhoea and
diseases of the respiratory group.
Table 7 shows the total deaths in 12 classes registered in
each quarter, from which it will be seen that deaths from
diseases of the respiratory organs, and the heart and bloodvessels,
were the highest during the first and fourth quarters of
the year.
Infant Mortality.—The Infant mortality rate represents
the proportion of deaths occurring among children under one
year of age to the total number of births registered during the
same period.
Of the 1818 corrected total deaths recorded in the
Borough, 428 or 23.5 per cent. of the total deaths were under one