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Inquests.
Inquests were held on 28 residents during the year, the findings
being as follows :—
Birth injury 1
Road Accidents 3
Misadventure 8
Violence 1
Peritonitis 3
Suicide 6
Broncho-pneumonia 2
Asphyxia 2
Heart Failure 2
Maternal Mortality.
There were no maternal deaths during the year.
Infantile Mortality.
There were 22 deaths amongst infants under one year of age
and the infant mortality rate based on 1,000 live births was 32.6.
Of these deaths 12 occurred in the neo-natal period, three of the
infant deaths occurred in illegitimate children and there were 6
deaths due to prematurity. The comparative infant mortality rates
for London and England and Wales were 31 and 34 respectively.

Deaths in Relation to Disease.
The number of deaths was nearly 100 less than in 1947. There
were no deaths from Diphtheria, and none from Typhoid or Scarlet
Fever during the year. The deaths from Cancer, Heart Disease,
Bronchitis and Intra cranial Vascular lesions form a high proportion
of the total deaths, and it is to be noted that these deaths occur to
a large extent in the 65 years and over group. Of the total of 423
deaths, 248 occurred in the age group of 65 years and over.