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The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused 19 deaths,
viz.: Measles 2, diphtheria 1, whooping cough 13, typhus 1,
and enteric fever 2.
From diseases of the organs of respiration there were 30
deaths, of which 27 were referred to bronchitis, 2 to
pneumonia, and 1 to croup.
Thirteen deaths were attributed to tubercular diseases,
viz.: 9 to phthisis, 3 to meningitis, and 1 to tabes.
The other registered causes of death include 7 from old
age, 5 from heart disease, and 9 from diseases of the brain
and nervous system. One death was certified as due to
"purpura haemorrhagica—duration five days." This is a
frequent symptom of malignant small-pox. I am informed
that a case of small-pox had occurred in the same house.
The three Inquest cases included one of suicide by cutthroat,
one of accidental asphyxia, and one from "a fit."
Twenty-five children died during the first year of life, and
12 persons at the age of 60 years and upwards.
Two deaths were uncertified.
April 17th, 1882.
During the fortnight that ended on the 8th day of April,
128 births and 81 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers are equal to an annual birth rate of 38.0 and an
annual death rate of 24.0 per 1000 of the population. The
corresponding death rate in London was 21.8. Of the deaths
20 occurred during the first year of life, and 13 in persons of
60 years of age and upwards.
The number of deaths from diseases of the zymotic class
was 30, viz.: Small-pox 1, measles 7, scarlet fever 1, whooping
cough 18, enteric fever 1, and diarrhoea 1.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 19 deaths, of
which 12 were referred to bronchitis, 5 to pneumonia, and 2
to other diseases. The actual number of deaths ultimately
due to these diseases is much larger than here appears, as
they are frequently the fatal complications of measles, whooping
cough, and other primary diseases under which the
deaths are finally classed.