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The mortality rate of infants under one year of age
was six per thousand greater in this Borough than in
London.
Diarrhœa.—The number of deaths from diarrhœa was
27, being 1 more than in the previous year. Nineteen
were children under one year of age.
Hospital Treatment.—Zymotic Enteritis.—The
arrangements made by the London County Council for the
provision of a number of beds for the treatment of zymotic
enteritis was continued.
Deaths of Illegitimate Children.—The corrected number
of deaths of illegitimate infants under one year of
age was 20 or at the rate of 157 per 1,000 illegitimate
births.
It is interesting to note the very great difference
between the death-rate of legitimate and illegitimate
infants. The former being 58 per 1,000 whilst the latter
is 157 per 1,000, a difference of 99 per 1,000.