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20
Infant Deaths.
An analysis of the causes of death is to be found in
Table III at the end of the Report.
Inquests.—Inquests were held in 31 cases. One was
of a child under one year, three of children between one
andl5 years, and 27 of persons over 15 year:- of age.
Infant Deaths.
There were 64 deaths of infants under one year, giving
an infant death-rate of 47 per 1,000 births.
The following Table indicates the infant death-rate
for Ealing with the rates for England and Wales,
London, and 96 Great Towns:—
infant death-rate.
Ealing 47 per 1,000 births.
England and Wales 80 „
96 Great Towns 85 „
London 75 „
It will be seen that Ealing has a rate which is 33 less
than the rate for England and Wales, and 28 less
than that for London, and even 38 less than the average
for the 96 Great Towns with which Ealing is comparable.
The following Table gives the infant death-rates for
Ealing for the last 20 years compared with those for
England and Wales:—