View report page

5
The Infant Mortality, i.e., the number of deaths of infants
under one year of age per 1,000 registered births, was 85, as compared
with 65 in the previous year, and 75 in 1908.
The birth-rate in England and Wales in 1910 was 24.8 per
1,000 of the population, which is 0.8 per 1,000 below the rate in
1909, and lower than the rate in any other year on record. Compared
with the average in the ten years 1900-1909, the birth-rate in
1910 showed a decrease of 2.7 per 1,000.
The death-rate in 1910 was 13.4 per 1,000, which was 1.1 per
1,000 below the rate in 1909 and lower than the rate in any other
year on record; compared with the average rate in the ten years
1900-1909, the death-rate in 1910 showed a decrease of 2.4 per
1,000'.
The rate of mortality among infants under one year of age to
1,000 registered births was 106, which is 3 per 1,000 below the rate
in 1909. The rate in 1910 was lower than in any other year on
record. Compared with the average in the 10 years 1900-1909, the
rate of infantile mortality in 1910 showed a decrease of 26 per
1,000.
The epidemic disease death-rate was 0.99 per 1,000 living,
against 1.28, 1.34, and 1.13 respectively in the three preceding
years.
The vital statistics for the District for 1910 are very satisfactory,
and, as shown by the following table compare favourably with
the rates for England and Wales—the death-rate, the enidemic.

The Birth-rate for this District was 2.7 below that of the previous
year, and 5.3 under that for the country generally.