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From tubercular diaeases there were 8 deaths, viz:—phthisis 5,
meningitis 1, and tabes 2.
Diseases of the organs of respiration caused 13 deaths, of
which 6 were referred to bronchitis, 4 to pneumonia, and 3 to other
diseases.
The deaths which occurred at various periods of life were 9
under one year, 12 between one and five years, 18 between five and
sixty years, and 13 above sixty years.
Five Inquests were held. In 4 cases the deaths were
attributed to natural causes, viz:—age, heart disease, convulsions,
and dentition, and in 1 case to accidental asphyxia.
May 24th, 1880.
During the three weeks that ended on the 15th day of
May, 201 births and 85 deaths were registered in Bermondsey.
These numbers are equal to an annual birth rate of 34·9, and to an
annual rate of mortality of 14.8 per 1000 of the estimated population.
Both these rates are below the average. The corresponding
death rate in London was 19·9 per 1000.
To the principal zymotic diseases 16 deaths were referred,
viz:—1 to smallpox (a child aged 3 weeks,) 4 to scarlet fever, 6 to
whooping cough, 4 to enteric fever, and 1 to diarrhoea.
Diseases of the organs of respiration caused 15 deaths, viz:—
bronchitis 10, pneumonia 4, and croup 1.
From diseases of the tubercular class there were 17 deaths,
viz:—10 from consumption, 6 from hydrocephalus, and 1 from
scrofula.
The other registered causes of death included diseases of the
brain and nervous system 7, of the heart 1, of the liver 2, of the
kidneys 2, premature birth 3, infantile debility 4, cancer 3, and
natural decay 6.
The deaths which occurred at various periods of life were 19
under one year, 20 between one and five years, 34 between five and
sixty years, and 12 above sixty years.
Two Inquests were held. In both cases the deaths were attributed
to accidental asphyxia.