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Chart showing the Infantile death rate from Diarrhoea and Enteritis
and the Four Foot Earth Temperature in August, September and
October for the Years 1904 to 1921.
The figures on the left and the continuous line represent the
mortality from diarrhœa and enteritis of children under one year of
age, per 1,000 births.
The figures on the right and the dotted line represent the mean of
the mean monthly 4.foot earth temperature (fahrenheit) at camden
Square for August, September and October.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Eleven cases of puerperal fever were notified during 1921, equal to an incidence rate
of 2.3 per 1,000 births. Four deaths occurred amongst these, giving a case mortality of
36 per cent. Two cases were treated at home, and nine in hospitals.
Eight cases followed the birth of live-born infants, two the birth of a non-viable foetus,
and 1 the birth of a dead viable infant.