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It is calculated that 26,000 children die in London
alone from improper feeding, and the mortality of children
under 10 years is only 2 per cent. less than it was 50 years ago.
Of 50,000 persons dying annually in London, 21,000
are children under that age.
ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE.
The District is conveniently divided into six divisions
with a view of grouping the deaths from the principle Zymotic
diseases.
Acton. South Acton. Acton Green. East Acton. Willesden. Bedford Park.
Total Deaths 189 97 67 7 1 7
Deaths from
Zymotic diseases 33 16 13 — 1 —
The total number of deaths registered for the principle
zymotic diseases was 63, as compared with 89 in 1893, this gives a
zymotic death rate of 2.2 per thousand, as compared with 3.4 in
1893.
In the following table the death rate and zymotic death
rate are so arranged that comparison can be made for the last
seven years.
It will be noticed that the death rate is the lowest
since 1890, and the zymotic lower than the two preceeding years.