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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
eight, and the highest in the second fortnight in September when
it was 16.7 per 1,000.
The high rate in the third fortnight in March was due to
Influenza and diseases of the lungs, and the high rate in September
to deaths from Diarrhoea, Zymotic Enteritis, and Enteritis,
especially among children.
The four Tables which follow are inserted by order of the
Local Government Board.
Table I. shows the births, birth-rate, deaths, and death-rate
per 1,000 for the whole Borough for the year, and the ten preceding
years; the total deaths of children under one year of age is
also given, and the rate per 1,000 births registered.
Table II. shows the population, the number of births and
deaths registered, and the number of deaths under one year of
age, for the whole Borough, as well as for the various subdistricts.
It also shows these for each year since 1896, and is to
a large extent a complete history of the mortality of the Borough
for the last ten years.
Table III. shows the number of cases of infectious disease
notified during the year at all ages and at certain age periods in
the Borough and in the several sub-districts, and also shows the
number of cases removed from each sub-district to Hospital.
Table IV. is the General Mortality Table for the whole
Borough, showing the number of deaths at all ages, arranged as
to cause of death. This also shows the total number of deaths in
each sub-district, and the number of deaths in Public Institutions
in the district, both of residents and non-residents.