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Of infants suffocated in bed with their parents there
were 5, as follows:—
Saturday, January 22nd.
Monday, June 13th.
Sunday, September 25th.
Saturday, November 19th.
Sunday, December 18th,
There were 3 other cases of suffocation of infants—
1 at its mother's breast, 1 whilst lying on its face, and
1 by being delivered in a pail containing water.
Deaths not
Certified.
It is most gratifying to observe that the
number of persons who die without qualified
medical attendance is reduced to as low a standard as
it can well be; a very few years ago it was the regular
yearly duty to record upwards of a hundred such deaths,
this year they are but 4, and those the bodies of infants
who survived their birth only a few moments, whose
mothers had been attended by mid-wives.
Social
Position.
The per-centage of deaths in relation to
social position was as follows:—
Nobility and Gentry 33 = 2.30
Professional 25 = 1.74
Middle and Trading Class 130 = 9.62
Labouring 1239 = 86.34
1435 = 100.00
Sanitary
Matters.
Perusal of the summary of Sanitary operations
page 23 will show the amount of work carried
out in this sub-district. The large number of 8,679
houses have been inspected, resulting in a considerable
number of defects being discovered, to remedy which
857 first notices were served. In 236 cases it was