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The average number has been 32 per year, distributed over all
the above causes. Some of these, e.g., accidental falls, and
overloaded stomachs are obviously preventable.
From the foregoing observations it will be inferred that the
prevention of the diseases of infants, and the reduction of infant
deaths are in Finsbury not solely matters of public health
administration. They are closely bound up with difficulties of
wages, work and accommodation. The problem is as much an
industrial, a social, and an economic one as it is a public health
issue.
Infant Deaths in previous years.—The number of infant
deaths and the infant mortality rates for the period 1901-1912,
arranged according to districts, are given in the annexed table :—

*The return for 1901 includes 73 infant deaths taking place outside the Borough
but belonging to Finsbury, and which now cannot be distributed in districts.