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PREVALENCE AND FATALITY OF ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Diseases of this class have been very general and fatal:
181 deaths have been registered, being 47 in excess of the
previous year. Fever prevailed more than in former years.
By referring to the preceding table it will be seen that 22
persons died of Small Pox, 15 of Measles, 39 of Scarlet
Fever, 24 of Whooping Cough, and 41 of Diarrhœa.
MORTALITY IN THE WORKHOUSE.
Of the 785 registered deaths in the sub-district, 127
occurred in the Workhouse, as before stated, 20 between
the ages of 70 and 80, 13 between the ages of 80 and 90,
and 3 between the ages of 90 and 100, the oldest reaching
the great age of 97.
INFANT MORTALITY. PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO DEATHS-
It is gratifying to observe that the mortality of children
between birth and 10 years of age, has been more than
one-half less than in the previous year, the numbers being
respectively 342 and 144. There have been 1357 births,
710 males and 647 females, presenting the large excess of
573 births over deaths. This excess gives, of course, the
natural increase of the population.
SICKNESS AND MORTALITY AMONG THE OUT-DOOR POOR.
Table V. in the Appendix exhibits the nature and
amount of sickness amongst the pauper population of the
Sub-district, compiled from the Medical Relief Books of the
Parochial Medical Officers, as well as the deaths that have
resulted from disease and other causes, and gives the proportion
of 23 deaths in 1002 cases treated.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES ADOPTED DURING THE YEAR.
AMOUNT OF SANITARY WORK PERFORMED.
The amount and kind of work executed within the Subdistrict,
may be gathered from a perusal of Table VI.
Appendix.