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The infant mortality in West Ham was 172, in East Ham
156, and Erith 141.
It is seen that Herbert, Burrage and Glyndon wards bad the
lowest rates, and River ward the highest. St. Mary's and St.
George's would doubtless have much higher rates, if the
population in the garrison married quarters were excluded.
20. The Zymotic death-rate, i.e., the deaths from Small-pox,
Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Fever
and Diarrhoea per 1000 population, was 1.51. The rate in
London was 2.22 and only five Metropolitan Boroughs had a
lower rate.
Hampstead 1.02
City of London 1.06
Stoke Newington 1.28
Chelsea 1.31
City of Westminster 1.34
The Zymotic death rate in 1900 was 3.8 in Woolwich parish,
2.1 in Plumstead and 0.33 in Eltham.
21. Deaths in Public Institutions.—Tables 1 and la give
the number of deaths occurring in public institutions inside and
outside the Borough, and the institutions in which they occurred.
There were altogether 433 deaths in public Institutions in
the Borough, the great majority being in the Poor Law
Infirmary; 42 of these were persons Don-resident in the Borough.
164 deaths of residents occurred in Hospitals and Institutions
outside the Borough, especially the various County Asylums,
and the Fever Hospitals of the Asylums Board.