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MEDICAL OFFICER'S
REPORTS
From JANUARY 19th, 1880, to JANUARY 3rd, 1881.
January 19th, 1880.
During the fortnight that ended on the 10th day of
January, 153 births and 79 deaths were registered in Bermondsey.
The number of deaths in the previous fortnight was 104, and in the
corresponding period of last year 92.
The annual death rate from all causes was 21·0 per thousand
of the estimated population. The death rate in London was 28·2
per thousand.
The causes of death included 18 from the principal zymotic
diseases, viz:—4 from scarlet fever, 2 from diphtheria, 11 from
whooping and 1 from enteric fever. Diseases of the organs of
respiration caused 19 deaths, of which 13 were referred to bronchitis,
3 to pneumonia, and 3 to croup. There were 6 deaths from
consumption, and 4 from hydrocephalus.
The deaths which occurred at various periods of life, were 22
under one year, 23 between one and five years, 23 between five and
sixty years, and 11 above sixty years.
The Inquest cases included 2 deaths from accident, 1 from "a
fit," and 1 suicide by hanging.
The water supplied by the Southwark Water Company durings
the month of December was of superior quality considering the
season of the year.
In the metropolis the deaths from diseases of the respiratory
organs, from measles and scarlet fever have declined, but the fatal
cases of whooping cough have risen to a higher number than has
been recorded in London in any previous week on record.