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The rate for the Administrative County of London was 59, and for England
and Wales 64.
The following Table, No. 78, shows the distribution of infantile mortality
throughout the year, calculated on a varying year basis.

Causes of Death.—The causes of infantile mortality are set forth in Tables
Nos. 80 and 81, which show the incidence of mortality from each cause for infants,
distinguished by age, sex and wards. It will be noted from these Tables that the
chief causes of death wer :—Premature Birth, 37; Pneumonia, 19; Diarrhœal
Diseases, 8; Congenital Malformation, 7, and injury at birth, 6. The neo-natal
mortality rate (deaths under 4 weeks) was 33.87, compared with 24.82 in 1932 and
28.77 in 1931. Of the 63 neo-natal deaths, 35 were certified to be due to Premature
Birth, 6 to Injury at Birth, 5 to Atelectasis and 4 to Congenital Malformation.
The number of deaths occurring in the first week of life was 48.
Deaths of Illegitimate Children.—Thirteen illegitimate children died, compared
with 12 in 1932 and 8 in 1931. The infantile mortality rate figure for illegitimate
children was 191, compared with 62 for legitimate children.
Institutional Deaths.—In tabular form is shown below the number of deaths of
Woolwich infants which took place in various institutions during the year. These
figures are included in those shown in Table No. 68.

Tables are set out in the following pages which classify in various ways causes
of infant deaths during 1933.