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Deaths.—During the year 1,581 deaths were registered in
(lie Borough, as compared with 1,174 in the previous year.
Adding 341 deaths of residents of this Borough which occurred
in general hospitals and other public institutions, and 36
deaths of residents transferred by the Registrar-General as
having occurred in various parts of England, and deducting
204 deaths of non-residents and 26 transferable deaths which
occurred in the Borough, the corrected number of deaths of
residents registered was 1,728 (862 males, 866 females).
On the estimated population, i.e., 132,800, the corrected
number of deaths of residents was equal to an annual rate
of 13.0 deaths per 1,000 persons living.
The death-rate in London on the estimated population,
i.e., 4,541,000, was equal to an annual rate of 11.9 deaths
per 1,000 persons living.
Deaths of Infants.—The corrected number of deaths of
residents under one year of age registered during the year
was 126, as compared with 144 in the previous year. The
number of deaths of infants under one year of age was equal
to 61 per 1,000 of the corrected births and to 73 per 1,000
of the corrected deaths.
The number of deaths of infants under one year of age,
residents in London, was equal to 59 per 1,000 of the total
registered births.
The mortality rate of infants under one year of age was,
as compared with the total births registered, 2 per 1,000
greater in this Borough than in London.
Summer Diarrhoea.—The number of deaths from Diarrhoea
was 28, being 2 greater than in the previous year. Of these
20 were of children under one year of age.
Hospital Treatment.—Zymotic Enteritis.—The arrangements
made by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for the
provision of a number of beds for the treatment of zymotic
enteritis was continued.
The provision is limited and cases are admitted on the
recommendation of the Medical Officer of Health after consultation
with the Medical Practitioner in attendance on the
patient.
No case was admitted to hospital from this Borough.
Danger from Flies.—There was a marked diminution in
the number of flies during the summer months and it was not
thought necessary to distribute leaflets on the danger therefrom.