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1 „ Injuries
9 „ Debility from Birth
11 „ Old Age
23 „ From various causes
75 were males and 61 females
34 were under 1 year of age and 33 above 65.
The population was according to the census
of 1891, 10,025, but it is now estimated by a good
authority to be 12,100, and taking this figure as
approximately correct, the mortality from all
causes is at the average annual rate of 11.24 per
1000 persons. Low as the Teddington mortality
rate is as a rule, this is exceptionally so. I cannot
find that the death rate has been so low in any
other year except in 1888 when it was 10.94.
The number of births was 260, 141 were males
and 119 females.
The birth rate was 21.48 and the Infant
mortality 130 per 1000 births against 204 of the
previous year.
This is a considerable decrease, but the rate
is still very high. The infant mortalily is considered
by the Medical Officer of Health for the
County of Middlesex, a delicate test of the sanitary
and social conditions affecting infant life. I fear
a great number of those deaths have been caused
by improper feeding, bad nursing, carelessness and
ignorance.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
I.—Not Notifiable.
Influenza.—Isolated cases occurred at the
beginning and at the end of the year. Two cases