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122 Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
the corrected average. In internal institutions, four of
these deaths occurred in the Middlesex Lunatic Asylum,
one in the Royal Hospital for Incurables, and one in the
Workhouse, a total of six, while in external institutions
three occurred in the Union Infirmary, and five in
general or special hospitals, a total of eight.
Other four deaths of persons belonging to other
parishes were registered in this sub-district. The
corrected total thus becomes 27, compared with 25 in
1897, and 24 in 1896.
Infantile
Mortality.
The number of deaths under one year was
278, compared with 232 in 1897, and 251 in
1896. 18 deaths occurred in external and four in
internal institutions, making a corrected total of 292,
compared with 260 in 1897, and 269 in 1896.
The infantile death-rate stated per 1,000 births was,
corrected for institutions, 169, compared with 156 in
1897. The rate for London for the year 1898 was 166.
The percentage of these deaths to the total deaths
was, corrected for institutions, 29.8, compared with 28.8
in 1897, and 36.03 in 1896.
120 of these deaths occurred from diseases of the
zymotic class, and no fewer than 71 of these were from
Diarrhoea, and to this is due the increase in the infantile
mortality during the year.
Senile
Mortality.
141 deaths were registered as over 70 years
of age 50 of males and 91 of females. This
is a decrease of 58 compared with last year. Three
deaths, one of a male and two of females occurred
between 95 and 100.
Table IX shows the number of these deaths at
different quinquennial periods.