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MORTALITY.
GENERAL MORTALITY AND DEATH RATE.- The nett number of
deaths, accredited to this district was 771, an increase
of 2 as compared with the previous year.
This gives a death-rate of 11.28 per 1,000 of the
population, an increase of 0.31 on the rate for the
previous year, which was 10.97
The rate for England and Wales (1941) was 12.9
and for London 16.3
INFANT MORTALITY.- There were 25 (1 illegitimate)
deaths of infants under 1 year of age, which gives an
infantile death rate of 40.91 per 1,000 births registered,
as compared with 23 deaths and a rate of 32.81
in the preceding year.
The corresponding rates for England and Wales and
London were 59 and 68 respectively.
Of the 2 5 infant deaths during 1941, 14 or 56%
occurred within the first week of life, while the
total deaths under 1 month numbered 19 or 76%
Seven of these deaths were due to prematurity,
7 to pneumonia and 2 to bronchitis.
STILLBIRTHS.- Twenty-two stillbirths, (0 illegitimate)
were accredited to the district for 1941. This is
equal to a death-rate of 34.75 per 1,000 (live and
still) births registered, the corresponding figures for
1940 being 23 stillbirths, with a rate of 28.5-3
MATERNAL MORTALITY.- The maternal mortality rate
i.e. the number of mothers dying as the result of
childbirth per 1,000 total (live and still) births
was 3.16 for 1941, representing a total of 2 deaths.
In 1940 there were 2 deaths, with a corresponding
rate of 2.76
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