§ Mr. WILLIAM THORNEasked the President of the Local Government Board if he can state the figures of infant mortality for each year since 1906 in the boroughs of West Ham, Poplar, Stepney, Whitechapel, Limehouse, Shoreditch, Kensington, and Hampstead?
§ Mr. BURNSThe following table gives the information desired:—
— Deaths of Infants under One Year of Age to 1,000 Births. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. West Ham. 150 131 128 124 101 141 Poplar 152 123 123 129 118 161 Stepney 135 118 130 119 112 139 Shoreditch 166 152 139 140 145 177 Kensington 132 128 119 113 106 142 Hampstead 77 69 69 75 60 83 N.B.—Whitechapel and Limehouse are in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney, and separate figures cannot be given for them.