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20
A table showing the causes of and ages at death is included in
the Appendix to the Report.

The actual number of infantile deaths recorded during the year
was 20 (one less than last year) and these were attributed to the
following causes :—
Congenital Inhalation 1
Malformations 7 Pulmonary Atelectasis 1
Prematurity 4 Pancreatic Atrophy
Tracheo-bronchitis 3 and Fibrosis 1
Broncho-pneumonia 2 Sarcoma of Vulva 1
Of the above, 10 were ma'e and 10 female; 9 died in St. Alfege's
Hospital, 9 in Hospitals and Maternity Homes outside the borough
and 2 at home.
Neo-Natal Mortality.—Neo-natal mortality, i.e., infants dying
before attaining the age of one month, accounted for 13 deaths,
equivalent to 65% of all infant deaths and giving a Neo-natal
Mortality Rate of 9.79 per 1,000 live births. This compares very
favourably with the figure of 16.9 for England & Wales. Twelve of
these neo-natal deaths occurred within the first week of birth, the
main causes being Congenital Malformation and Prematurity.
Perinatal Mortality.—The Perinatal Mortality Rate, calculated
from a total of 45 stillbirths and deaths of infants under 1 week,
was 33.1 per 1,000 total births.
Reproductive Wastage.—A sum total of 53 Stillbirths and
Infantile deaths gives a reproductive wastage rate of 38.9 per 1,000
total births.