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30 infantile mortality.
decennial mean (2.82). In St. Mary's Sub-District the rate last year was 2.33 (3.14) mean
3.24, in St. John's 1.15 (1.21), mean 1.78, and in North-West Paddington 2.23 (2.86)t
mean 2.70.
Alcoholism.—Deaths are scheduled under two forms of " alcoholism," acute (delirium
tremens) and chronic. It is usual to add the deaths from " cirrhosis of the liver" to these
causes when dealing with the mortality from alcoholic excess, although a (probably) small
proportion of the deaths from cirrhosis of the liver have no connection with alcohol.
From " acute alcoholism" the deaths during the past three years have numbered 8, viz.,
7 of males and 1 of females. From "chronic alcoholism," 50, 25 of males and 31 of females,
and from " cirrhosis of the liver," 05, 32 of males and 33 of females.
1901. 1902. 1903.
m. f. m. f. m. f.
Acute alcoholism 1 — 3 — 3 1
Chronic alcoholism . 8 7 8 12 9 12
Cirrhosis of the liver 8 13 13 12 11 8
The combined mortality last year was 0.29 per 1,000 persons, being 0.07 in excess of the
decennial mean. The other rates and means are given below :—
Alcoholic Excess.
Death-rates.
Mean Rates.
Five years. Five years. Ten years.
1903 1893-97 1898-1902 1893-1902
BOROUGH 0.29 0.20 0.26 0.22
St. Mary 0.33 0.21 0.28 0.25
St. John 0.22 0.24 0.22 0.23
North-West Paddington 0.16 0.05 0.20 0.12
The tendency to increased mortality from alcoholic excess, adverted to in previous
reports, still persists.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The deaths of infants under one year of age registered within the Borough numbered
425 less than last year, 49 fewer than in 1902. (See Table I, Appendix.) The gross
mortality at this age was 128 per 1,000 births registered in the Borough, compared with a
rate of 144 in 1902. Last year's rate was 26 below the mean rate (154).
The corrected total of dealhs at this age was 388, compared with 433 in 1902, the
mortality rates for the two years being respectively 108 and 131 per 1,000 births registered
in the Borough—a very satisfactory decrease, but due more to the character of the weather
than to any other factor. The decennial mean rate was 149, 41 above last year's rate. The
mean rates (quinquennial and decennial) for the Borough and the three Registration SubDistricts
are given below :—
Infantile Mortalities
Per 1,000 Births registered.
Mean Rates.
Five years. Five years. Ten years.
1903 1893-97 1898-1902 1893-1902
"Borough 108 150 149 149
St. Mary 122 157 153 155
St. John 104 115 109 112
North-West Paddington 98 144 161 154