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66
Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
Phthisis.
This disease is not increasing in this subdistrict.
It remains very nearly stationary, with perhaps
a slight tendency to diminish.
The total number of deaths from tubercular diseases,
including those which occurred in outlying institutions,
was 34. This gives us a total tubercular death-rate of 17
per 1000, compared with 2.43 for England and Wales
during the last intercensal period.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused a much
larger number of deaths than usual. I attribute this to
the serious epidemic of influenza from which we suffered.
During the last four years when influenza was so prevalent,
the deaths from diseases of respiration have
increased enormously. 57 deaths were registered in
1895 from these disorders which is equivalent to 25.3
per cent of the total number of non-zymotic deaths.
36 of these deaths occurred among people beyond middle
life.
Diseases of the organs of circulation have shown no
marked increase.
Inquests.
25 inquests were held during the year, 16
on males and nine on females.