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Eighteen deaths were due to suffocation whilst in bed with
parents, the dates and days of the week being as follows :—
loth January Thursday 9th August Friday.
14th Monday 22nd „ Thursday.
18th „ Friday. 29th September Sunday.
30th „ Wednesday 5th October Saturday.
3rd February Sunday 21st „ Monday
5th „ Tuesday 29th „ Tuesday,
ittth „ Monday 6th November Wednesday.
4th June Tuesday 28th „ Thursday.
28th July Sunday 17th December Tuesday.
Differently arranged:—
NO. OF CASES.
Sunday 3
Monday 3
Tuesday 4
Wednesday 2
Thursday 3
Friday 2
Saturday 1
Total 18
Social Position of Persons dying during 1895.
Number. Per Cent.
Nobility and Gentry 16 - 0·5
Professional Class - 30 1·0
Middle and Trading Classes 149 5·1
Industrial and Labouring
Classes - 2,706 - 93·4
2,901 100·0
Water
Supply for
London.
This most important subject, more especially with
reference to the health and sanitary condition of the
inhabitants of this vast metropolis, among whom of
course are included the many thousands of persons who are
inhabitants of Battersea, is now engaging the attention of
Parliament. The water companies have bills in the House of
Commons and the London County Council has introduced
measures giving it control over the water supply. In my
report for last year the subject was very fully discussed, and
as the matter is one involving as it does the expenditure of