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The infantile mortality in the Borough is higher amongst males than
amongst females, the average for the seven years ending 1907 being 187 in
the case of the former and 165 in the case of the latter. For 1008 the mortalities
were 158 for males and 118 for females.
The chief causes of death amongst infants under the age of one year were
diarrhoea, enteritis, and other disorders of the stomach and intestines, prematurity,
weakness, wasting, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and suffocation
in bed. In Table V. (Appendix) is contained a statement showing
the causes of death of infants under the age of one year, the ages in weeks
and months being given.