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The Registrar-General has ceased to calculate the Zymotic
death-rate as a whole, but he gives the rate for each disease
separately. I am therefore unable to compare our Zymotic deathrate
with those of England and Wales, and the 97 Great Towns.
INFANTILE DEATH-RATE.
The infantile mortality rate, i.e., the number of deaths of
children under one year of age per 1,000 births, was 78.2.
In 1906 our infantile mortality rate was 114.5
„ 1907 „ „ „ 86.5
,, 1908 „ „ „ „ 78.8
„ 1909 „ „ „ „ 81.9
„ 1910 „ „ „ „ 63.4
„ 1911 „ „ „ „ 111.6
„ 1912 „ „ „ „ 79.7
„ 1913 ,, ,, ,, ,, 83.3
„ 1914 ,, ,, ,, ,, 78.2
On reference to the tables it will be seen that of the 219 deaths
which occurred in infants under one year of age, 109, or 49.8 per
cent., were due to ante-natal causes.
The infantile mortality rate for England and Wales was 105
,, ,, ,, ,, London 104
,, ,, ,, the 97 Great Towns ,, 114
There were 5 deaths of illegitimate children under 1 year of
age, viz. : 2 males and 3 females.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1907.
This Act is not in force in this district. In September a
circular letter from the Local Government Board was considered
emphasising the value of systematic visitation of the homes of
infants and intimating the desirability of making use of the
powers given by the above Act.
However, no steps were taken, as the Council considered the
adoption of the Act unnecessary.