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It will be observed that the infant death-rate has decreased
from 71 to 64 per 1,000. This figure is the lowest recorded
in Hammersmith.
The activities of those who have been engaged in Infant
Welfare Work have been carried on with enthusiasm by both
voluntary and municipal workers.
Although the Infant Mortality figure is the lowest in the
history of the Borough, it appears to me to be considerably
higher than it should be when compared with other Metropolitan
Boroughs.
Hammersmith is nineteenth on the list of twenty-eight,
and the mortality rate is 4 per 1,000 higher than the average
for the whole of London.
From the following table it will be seen that the infant
mortality rates of the London Boroughs varies from 42 in
Hampstead to 82 in Shoreditch.
It is to be expected that the figure for a wealthy Borough
such as Hampstead would be considerably better than that of