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The following Table No. 79 shows the distribution of infant mortality throughout
the year, calculated on a varying year basis.

Causes of Death.—The causes of infant mortality are set forth in Tables Nos.
81 and 82, which show the incidence of mortality from each cause for infants
classified by age, sex and wards. It will be noted from these Tables that the chief
causes of death were:—Premature birth, 24; Diarrhoea, 13; Pneumonia, 12;
and Congenital Malformation, 8.
The number of deaths occurring in the first week of life was 33.
Deaths of illegitimate Children.—Eight illegitimate children died, compared
with 8 in 1936 and 9 in 1935. The infant mortality rate figure for illegitimate
children was 123, compared with 38 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. 69.