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CLASS XI.—Accidents (43).—Forty-three fatal accidents
occurred, 6 of which were due to overlaying.
GLASS XII.—Violence, Suicides, &c. (19). — Sixteen
residents of the Borough committed suicide.
NOTE:—Chart B contains a diagramatic comparison of
deaths occurring in various groups.
Inquests:—During the period under review 119 inquests
were held in the Borough, in relation to which 74 post mortem
examinations were made. Thirteen of these inquests were in
respect to non-residents who had died in the Borough, representing
5 post mortcms. On the other hand 17 inquests,
with 13 post mortcms, 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 the
infant mortality rate throughout England and Wales was 121
per 1,000 births, which, with the exception of that recorded in
the previous year (118 per 1,000), is the lowest on record.
The returns for the 76 Great Towns show a slight
increase, the rates being 128 in 1908, against 127 in 1907. The
lowest infant mortality figures were registered in Hornsey 62,
Ley ton 77, Hastings 81, and Bournemouth 83. The towns
having the highest rates were Stockport 1(38, Rochdale 168,
Merthyr Tydfil 178, Rhondda 184, and Burnley 200.
In London the infant mortality rate amounted to 113
per 1,000 births, compared with 116 in 1907. The lowest rates
in the Metropolis were recorded in Hampstead 69, Lewisham 87,
City of London 92, Stoke Newington 92, Woolwich 94, and