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Inquests. There were 141 inquests held on Woolwich
residents during the year, compared with 141 in 1924, 128 in
1923, 144 in 1922 and 102 in 1921.
DEATHS OF CHILDREN 1.5 YEARS OF AGE.
The number of deaths of children between 1.2 years of
age was 32, and between 2.5 years, 34. In 1924 these figures
were 39 and 51 respectively. For the quinquennium 1921.5,
the average figure for both age groups was 38. The causes
of death are given in detail in Table No. 11.
Below are set out Tables showing the variation in the rates
of mortality in these age groups in the last three quinquennia.
These rates have been calculated on estimated populations
living at these ages and in stated groups of diseases. It will
be noted that in children between 1.2 there has been a fall in
the last ten years of 50 per cent. in the rates of mortality,
the fall being more or less spread evenly throughout all groups
of diseases. In the 2.5 years old group the fall has not been
so uniform. There Was a slight rise in the quinquennium
before this one, which increase was largely due to the influenza
epidemic of 1918. The fall in this group is mainly
in infectious fevers, tuberculosis, and respiratory diseases,
but these diseases are subject to yearly fluctuations.
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