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The high rate of mortality was due to the combined effects
of low temperature and a succession of dense fogs causing an
increased number of deaths from diseases of the respiratory
organs.
There were 30 deaths from bronchitis, 7 from pneumonia,
one from asthma, and one from congestion of the lungs,
making a total of 39 in this class.
Zymotic diseases caused 11 deaths, of which one was
referred to measles, 8 to whooping cough, one to typhus, and
one to diarrhœa.
Tubercular diseases caused 14 deaths, including 11 from
consumption. There were 5 deaths from heart disease, and
8 from old age.
Twenty-four children died during the first year of life, and
21 persons at upwards of 60 years of age. Twelve people
died in the Workhouse ; one Inquest was held, and 2 deaths
were not certified.
March 6th, 1882.
During the fortnight that ended on the 25th day of
February, 159 births and 107 deaths were registered in the
parish. These numbers are equal to an annual birth rate of
47.2, and an annual rate of mortality of 31.8 per 1000 of the
population. The corresponding death rate in London was
27.7.
There were 29 deaths from zymotic diseases, viz. : Measles
4, scarlet fever 3, diphtheria 1, whooping cough 19, and
diarrhoea 2.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 43 deaths, viz. :
Bronchitis 37, pneumonia 4, and other diseases 2.
From tubercular diseases there were 13 deaths, of which
8 were referred to phthisis, 3 to meningitis, 1 to tuberculosis,
and 1 to tabes.
Whooping cough is unusually prevalent. Deaths from
bronchitis, caused by cold and fog, continue to affect the
registration returns for two or three weeks after the disappearance
of the exciting cause.