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be 3.2. It will be noted that the latter is nearly 300 per cent. above
the former rate.
There were, however, 10 deaths attributed to maternity, and the
mortality rate for the year is therefore for statistical purposes 2.48
per 1,000 live births, the corresponding rate for the previous year
being 1.77.
There is no doubt that the maternal deaths in 1934 provide a
freak series, but none the less indicate the difficulties of arriving at
a rate which can be regarded as of real value.
Infantile Mortality Rates
The infantile mortality rate is based upon the number of deaths
under one year of age per 1,000 births registered. The corrected
number of births was 4,023, an increase of 82 above the number of
births in the year previous. The corrected number of deaths was
255, giving an infantile mortality rate of 63, the same as last year.
In the Registration Sub-Districts, the corrected infantile
mortality varies thus :—
Registration Sub-Districts
Total No. of
Births
Total Deaths
under 1 year
Infantile
Mortality per
1,000 Births
Lambeth Church
619
51
82
Kennington
652
37
56
Stockwell
849
58
68
Brixton
1,157
59
50
Norwood
746
50
67
Borough
4,023
255
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