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12; Bright's Disease, 11; Other respiratory diseases, 11; whilst
among the Children Premature Birth accounted for 21; Diarrhoea
and Enteritis, 12; Pneumonia, 9; Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus,
8; Bronchitis, 7.
INQUESTS.
Thirty-five inquests were held in Enfield during the year, and
the verdicts given were as follows:—
Natural Causes 19
Misadventure 4
Accidental Causes 3
Open Verdict 4
Suicides 5
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INFANTILE DEATHS.
The total number of deaths that occurred amongst infants
under 1 year, including 16 registered outside the District, was 80,
giving a death-rate of 66.77 per 1,000 births, as compared with a
death-rate of 83 for England and Wales, and 87 for the 96 great
towns, including London. The corresponding figures for Enfield
for the last three years were: 1918, 66.94; 1919, 56.35; and 1920,
45.39..
The number of deaths of illegitimate children was 10, which
gives a death-rate of 285.71 per 1,000 illegitimate infants.
The chief causes of death were Premature Birth (including
Congenital Defects), 31; Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 12; Pneumonia,
9; and Bronchitis, 7.