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12
illegitimate Births.
Forty-three of these were registered.
DEATHS. '
The number of deaths during the year was 1,479, of which
421 were of persons of 65 years and upwards, giving a rate of 9.8.
576 deaths were! reported of persons belonging to the Borough
which had taken place in Institutions outside the district.
The death-rate for England and Wales was 12.4, for the 96
great towns 12.5, and for London 12.4.
INQUESTS.
120 inquests were held, 49 deaths being attributed to violence.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
224 deaths of infants under 1 year of age occurred in the
Borough, giving a rate of 64 per 1,000 births registered as compared
with 73 per 1,000 in 1919.
Rate for Legitimate Children, 62 per 1,000 births registered.
Rate for Illegitimate Children, 186 per 1,000 births registered.

The infant mortality rate in the 96 large towns of England
and Wales was 85 per 1,000 births.