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The proportion of death, from zymotic disease to 1,000
deaths from all canses, having been in tins this Districit 36.40
Ditto ditto m London 146.46
Ditto ditto in England and Wales . 161.66
The proportion of deaths from zymotic diseases to population
in this district has been in 1.74 2.03 per 1,000.
Thus only 2.03 individuals out of every 1,000 have died from
these diseases during the year.
Pulmonary Diseases (not Phthisis).—157 deaths, a
less number than that registered last year, were attributed to
pulmonary diseases (other than phthisis); ol whuh 88 (beside
other pulmonary diseases) were attributed to bronchitis, and
53 to pneumonia; 3.04 in every 1,000 died from pulmonary
diseases, and out of 1,000 deaths from all causes, 180.46 were
caused by these diseases.
Tubercular Diseases.—124 persons or 2.21 in every
1,000 died from phthisis, scrofula, rickets, and tabes, or ol
1,000 deaths 147-26 were attributed to these diseases.
Wasting Diseases of Infants.—74 or 1.32 per 1,000
population died from marasmus, atrophy, debility, want of
breast milk, and premature birth. Out of every 1,000 deaths
87.88 were attributed to these causes.
Convulsive Diseases of Infants, including hydrocephalus,
infantile meningitis, convulsions, and teething, were
fatal to 57 children, or 1.01 of the population. 67'70 out of
every 1,000 deaths were attributed to these causes.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
School Board Schools.
During the year 1874 the number of children upon the
roll in the Lewisham district amounted to 5,799. Of these
')•)() did not attend in consequence of sickness, or from being
consideied by their parents too young, &c., and 11 were permanent
absentees in consequence of be ing deaf and dumb, &c.
The highest attendance at the various schools in any
one day amounted to 4,471, and the average attendance
was 3,705.
Amongst such a large number of children sickness must