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In the corresponding quarter of the previous year the deaths from
epidemic diseases were 109, viz., 14 from measles, 25 from scarlet-fever, 3
from diphtheria, 20 from hooping-cough, 3 from diarrhoea, and 44 from fever.
The deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory organs, exclusive of
consumption, have heen 139; of these, 71 were caused by bronchitis, 47 by
pneumonia, 2 by laryngismus, 2 by laryngitis, 2 by spasm of the glottis, and
15 by other affections of the lungs. Consumption was fatal to 82 persons.
The deaths from other tubercular diseases were 27, viz., 20 from mesenteric
disease, 1 from scrofula, and 6 from hydrocephalus, or water on the brain.
Diseases of the organs of circulation were fatal to 38 persons; of these
28 died from disease of the heart, 3 from pericarditis, 6 from aneurism, and
1 from phlegmasia dolens.
The deaths from diseases of the urinary organs were 23; of these, 10
were caused by nephria or Bright's disease, 2 by diabetes, 9 by other
diseases of the kidneys, and 2 by disease of the bladder. Convulsions caused
the deaths of 24 children.
There were 5 deaths from premature birth, 9 from teething, and 19
from atrophy and debility. The deaths by syphilis were 6; of these, 4
were of children under one year of age.
Intemperance was fatal to 3 persons, and 11 died from privation.
The deaths of 30 persons are attributed to old age; of these, 21 were
above 80 years of age; one of these, a female, reached the advanced age of
98. Six persons died from premature decay under the age of 70 years.
There were 25 deaths from mechanical violence; of these, 2 were caused
by horses and vehicles in the streets.
Burns and scalds were fatal to 11 persons.
Three children were suffocated in bed.
A child, aged 5 years, died from inflammation caused by putting a stone
in her ear whilst at play.
The number of inquests held has been 80. In the corresponding quarter
of last year the number was 82.
The deaths from epidemic diseases to the total mortality are in the
proportion of 7 per cent. In the corresponding quarter of last year the proportion
was 15.1 per cent. From consumption the proportion is 13.3 per
cent.; and from old age and premature decay, 6.0 per cent.
The deaths of children under 5 years of age are 193. This is 31.3 per
cent, of the total mortality. In the previous quarter of last year the rate of
mortality of children under 5 was 34.9. In the Artillery sub-district the
rate is 33.3 per cent.; in the Spitalfields, 50.0 per cent.; in the Mile End
New Town, 24.5 per cent.; in the Whitechapel North, 42.4 per cent.; in the
Whitechapel Church, 15.2 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields, 40.0 per cent.;
and the Aldgate, 51.8 per cent.
The number of deaths which have not been certified by a medical