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INFANT MORTALITY.
The deaths of infants under 1 year of age numbered 49,
giving a rate of 26.55 per 1,000 live births, the lowest rate
ever recorded in Stepney, as compared with 32.2 last year and
28.4 in 1948. The rate for England & Wales is 29.8, and that
for London 26.3. Comparative infant mortality rates since
the Borough's formation are given in graph form on page 49.
There were 34 deaths of infants under 4 weeks of age, which
represents a rate of 18,42 per 1,000 live births.
MATERNAL MORTALITY.
There were 2 maternal deaths during the year, representing
a rate of 1.05 per 1,000 total (live and still) births,
UNEMPLOYMENT.
The Ministry of Labour has kindly supplied me with the
following information as to the estimated number of persons
residing in the Borough registered as unemployed at the end of
the. year
Men Boys Women ' Girls Total
1506 16 210 9 1741
The total unemployed at the end of 1949 was 2196.
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