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The deaths of members of the armed forces are not included
in the above figures, or In the mortality tables, but as there were
only 7 of these, their inclusion in the tables would have had an
almost inappreciable effect on the rates.
It must be understood then that the civil population has
been reduced to 124,497 by the loss of the healthy young men, and
the mortality rates are consequently raised.
The death-rate for 1915 was 12T per 1,000 of the population.
*Including one male—a Belgian refugee.
ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE.
The deaths which occurred during the year from the seven
principal Zymotic diseases were as follows:—Measles, 41;
Scarlet Fever, 10; Diphtheria, 19; Whooping Cough, 28; Enteric
Fever, 2; Diarrhoea and Enteritis, 28.
The Zymotic death-rate for 1915 was 1.03 per 1,000 of the
population.
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 84.7, there
being 225 deaths.
NOTIFICATION OF BIRTHS (EXTENSION) ACT, 1915.
This Act took effect on September 1st. Under its terms 654
notifications of births have been received—328 from medical
practitioners, 288 from midwives, and 38 from relatives.
The Health Visitor, who gives half her time to Infant Care,
visited 328 of these babies and paid re-visits when necessary.
The Council has decided to appoint a second Health Visitor
as a part of a complete scheme for Maternity and Child Welfare
which is now under consideration.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
No case of Plague, Cholera, Smallpox, Typhus or Dysentery
has been notified during the year.