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Deaths due to Violence.
The figures set out below give an indication of the
manner in which twenty-eight Wimbledon residents met
their deaths from violence. It will be noted that twelve of
the deaths, equal to 1.88 per cent. of the total deaths occurring
in Wimbledon residents, were clue to traffic accidents. Eight
of these occurred outside the Borough. In a further six

Three persons living outside the Borough were killed in
Wimbledon as the result of traffic accidents. A further death
was due to a railway accident.
In addition to the above, eight cases of suicide occurred
amongst Wimbledon residents during 1933.
Infantile Mortality.
There were thirty infant deaths during the year
(including transferable deaths) giving an Infantile Mortality
Rate of forty-nine per thousand births. This figure shows a
gratifying decrease over that of sixty-seven per thousand for
the previous year. During 1933 the Infantile Mortality Rate
for England and Wales was sixty-four.