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The Infant Mortality, i.e., the number of deaths of infants
under one year of age per each 1,000 registered births was 132, as
compared with 93 in 1903, and 107 in 1902.
During the year 1904 the birth-rate throughout England and
Wales taken as a whole was 27.9 (which is the lowest rate on
record), the general death-rate 16.2, and the epidemic disease
death-rate 194 per 1,000 of population. The rate of mortality
among infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 registered births was
146.
All the above rates for this District are somewhat higher than
last year, but compare favourably with those of the country
generally, the death-rate, epidemic disease death-rate, and the
infant mortality being respectively 3.6, 0.84, and 14 below those
for England and Wales.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
Under the provisions of the Infectious Disease (Notification)
Acts, 1889 and 1899, 79 cases were notified as against 100 in the
previous year. They consisted of 29 cases of Diphtheria, 1 of
Membranous Croup, 19 of Erysipelas, 24 of Scarlet Fever, 4 of
Enteric Fever, and 2 of Puerperal Fever.
Small Pox. — It is satisfactory to note that no cases of this
disease occurred during the year.
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A Local Government Board Inquiry was held at the offices of
Bromley and Beckenham Joint Hospital Board on February 17th,
1904, by K. J. Reece, Esq., M.D , respecting a petition presented
to the Local Government Board to issue a Provisional Order to
empower the Joint Board to put in force the powers of the Land
Clauses Acts with a view of acquiring a site for a Small-pox
Hospital.
Diphtheria.—Twenty-nine cases were reported as compared
with 25 in 1903, and occurred as follows:.—
January 3 cases
March 1 case
May 2 cases
September 2 ,,
October 3 ,,
. November 15 „
December 3 „
Total 29 cases