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The only cause of death shewing any considerable increase is
Diarrhoea, a disease always unusually prevalent among infants
during prolonged hot, dry weather, such as we experienced last
summer. To this cause alone is due the increase in the Infantile
Mortality rate.
Deaths under one year of age of Illegitimate Children.—There
were 28 illegitimate births regisrtered during the
year, and 6 deaths under 1 year of age of illegitimate children
occurred. This gives an infantile mortality among illegitimate
children of 214.
The number of legitimate births registered was 1,451, and
the number of deaths under 1 year of age of legitimate children
was 110. This gives an infantile mortality among legitimate children
of 68.
INFANTILE MORTALITIES IN GREAT TOWNS.
England and Wales 130
77 Great Towns 140
London 128 Bristol 141
Croydon 106 Stoke-on-Trent 202
Willesden 128 Burton-on-Trent 107
Hornsey 78 Wolverhampton 135
Tottenham 125 Walsall 160
West Ham 144 Handsworth (Staffs.) 101
East Ham 121 West Bromwich 138
Leyton 109 Birmingham 164
Walthamstow 110 King's Norton 101
Hastings 105 Smethwick 141
Brighton 98 Aston Manor 167
Portsmouth 126 Coventry 107
Bournemouth 102 Leicester 132
Southampton 134 Grimsby 154
Reading 99 Nottingham 162
Northampton 128 Derby 123
Ipswich 101 Stockport 170
Great Yarmouth 123 Birkenhead 134
Norwich 135 Wallasey 108
Plymouth 145 Liverpool 154
Devonport 114 Bootle 148