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CLASS XI.—Accidents (48).—Forty-eight fatal accidents
occurred, 9 of which were due to overlaying.
CLASS XII.—Violence, Suicides, &c. (14).—Fourteen
suicides occurred in the Borough.
NOTE:—Chart B contains a diagramatic comparison of
deaths occurring in various groups.
Inquests :—During the period under review 129 inquests
were held in the Borough, in relation to which 75 post mortem
examinations were made. Eighteen of these inquests were in
respect to non-residents who had died in the Borough, representing
12 post mortems. On the other hand 18 inquests,
with 7 post mortems, were held in other districts on residents of
this Borough.
INFANT MORTALITY.
This mortality is measured by the proportion of deaths
of children under one year to every thousand births registered.
England and Wales.—During the year under review a
•diminution in this mortality rate has taken place throughout
England and Wales, the mortality figures being 118 per 1,000
births, compared with 138 in 1906.
The returns for the 76 Great Towns show also a decrease,
the rates being 127 in 1907 against 145 in 1906. The lowest
infant mortality figures were registered in Hornsey 77, Hastings
79, Bournemouth 88, Reading 90, and Leyton 92. The towns
having the highest rates were Stockport 159, Hanley 160,
Rhondda 162, Wigan 168, and Nottingham 165.
In London the infant mortality amounted to 116 per
1,000 births, compared with 131 in 1906. The lowest rates
were recorded in Hampstead 69, Lewisham 90, City of London