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as compared with 31 deaths last year.
There were 25 deaths in infants under one year of age, and
of this total 16 occurred during the first month of life. Of these
cases five deaths were certified as due to prematurity, eight due
to congenital defects and three to infectious conditions.
Of the nine deaths occurring in infants between one and 12
months, five were certified as due to infectious conditions, three
due to congenital defects, and one death was accidental. There
was no death due to prematurity.
No illegitimate infants died during the year.
Maternal Mortality.
During the year no death was registered.
In 1945 one death was registered as being due to disease or
accident of pregnancy.
Inquests
Inquests were held on 14 residents dying within the district
and on nine Mitcham residents who died outside the district, a
total of 23. In addition, the coroner held 44 post-mortems without
inquests on residents dying within the district, and on 25
Mitcham residents who died outside the district, a total of 69.