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INFANTILE MORTALITY.
One hundred and thirty-three deaths of Bethnal
Green infants under one year of age are reported by
the Registrar-General as having taken place during the
year. This is equal to a rate of infantile mortality of
64.4 per 1,000 births. The infant death rate for London
was 70 and for England and Wales as a whole 74.
Comparison with previous years is as follows:—
1916 106.0
1917 112.0
1918 129.0
1919 85.0
1920 95.0
1921 98.2
1922 90.2
1923 68.7
1924 78.0
1925 80.6
1926 71.1
1927 57.7
1928 73.9
One hundred and twenty-five of the deaths were
those of legitimate infants and 8 those of illegitimate
infants. Accordingly we have the following figures
for Infantile Mortality
Infantile Mortality (legitimate) 62.1
do. do. (illegitimate) 156.9
do. do. (all infants) 64.4
Deaths from Measles, Diarrhœa and Premature
Birth all were fewer than in the previous year, although
there were more deaths from Pneumonia. Considering
the unfavourable environing circumstances for children
in the Borough, the Infant Death Rate, which is the
second lowest ever recorded in Bethnal Green, is very
satisfactory.