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The death rate for 1911 was 10.9 per 1,000 per annum of the population (the
previous year being 12.1), whilst that for the whole of the Metropolis was 15.0.
Death Rates, per 1,000 per Annum.
Year.
City of London.
77 Great Towns
of England and
Wales.
Metropolis.
1906
13.0
16.0
15.1
1907
12.7
15.4
146
1908
12.6
15.5
14.0
1909
16.0
15.6
14.0
1910
121
13.4
12.7
Average previous five years
13.3
15.2
14.1
1911
10.9
15.5
150
In comparing the above with the Registrar.General's Returns, some discrepancies
will be observed, due to the fact that I have not been furnished with the number of
citizens who died in Institutions other than those with which the City is connected.
The death rate from zymotic disease per 1,000 of the population was .20 compared
with .31 in the Metropolis.
The deaths from phthisis correspond to a rate of .97 per thousand of the
population.
Infantile Mortality.
The deaths of children under one year of age to 1,000 births were 46.3, against 128
for the whole of London.
The Table of infantile mortality on p. 17 shows the deaths of children under one
year arranged according to monthly age periods. From this it will be seen that no less
than 36.8 per cent, of these deaths occurred in the first month, 52'6 per cent, within the
first three months, and 68.4 per cent, during the first six months of existence.
notification of births act, 1907.
The work under the notification of Births Act has been continued during the year.
205 births were notified, including still.births. 243 other notifications were received
relating to children the parents of whom did not reside in the City, and were forwarded
to the Medical Officers of their respective districts.
Of the 205 City Births :—
95 were notified by private Medical Practitioners.
78 „ ,, from Hospitals.
19 „ „ by Mid wives.
13 „ „ by Parents.
During the year 593 visits were paid to the homes to give instruction in the care
and feeding of the infants ; 81.5 per cent, of the infants were breast fed ; 11.9 per cent,
were hand.fed and 6.6 per cent, were partly hand and partly breast.fed.