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The death-rates of infants under one year of age per 1,000
live births when calculated on the totals given by the RegistrarGeneral
are therefore:-
Legitimate, 45.0; Illegitimate,-40.0; Total, 44.8.
The Infant Mortality Rate for other areas during 1941 was
as follows:-
England and Wales 59
126 County Boroughs & Great Towns (including
London) 71
148 Smaller Toms (25,000 to 50,000) 56
London 68
Neo-Natal Mortality.
The neo-natal mortality is the number of deaths of infants
under one month per 1,000 live births. During 1941, 31 infants
died in the first four weeks of life, yielding a rate of 23.7.
For the lest ten years in England and Wales the neo-natal
deaths have been approximately one-half of the total deaths
under one year of age.
The following rates refer to Walthamstow:-

The neo-natal mortality for England and "ales for the
decennium 1521-30 was 33.
The death-rate from Diarrhoea in children under one year
of age per 1,000 live births was 1.53.
CHILD WELFARE.
The equivalent of whole-time Municipal Health Visitors at
the end of the year was 7.5, equal to one whole-time Health
Visitor per 152 notified births, and one whole-time Health Visit
per 178 registered births during 1941.
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE CLINICS.
As set out in previous reports.
A. MUNICIPAL SCHEME.
The detailed findings at first visits paid during 1941 are
giver, in the fallowing table:-
24.