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The principal diseases of the zymotic class caused 14
deaths, viz. :—measles 1, scarlet fever 5, diphtheria I, enteric
fever 2, and diarrhcea 5.
From diseases of the respiratory system there were 8
deaths, and from tubercular diseases, n.
Fourteen children died in the first year of life, and 7 persons
at upwards of 60 years of age.
A child, aged 1 month, died from suffocation, caused by
impaction of food in the throat.
Two deaths were not certified.
The general state of the public health is satisfactory. The
death rate is below that of the corresponding period in 1882,
and 1881.
Very offensive smells have been complained of in the neighbourhood
of the workhouse. I have no doubt they arose
from animal matter in a state of decomposition on the premises
of Mr. Warren. I have cautioned him to be more careful
in conducting his business, so as to avoid a nuisance.
July 30th, 1883.
During the fortnight that ended on the 21st day of July,
131 births and 78 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers are equivalent to an annual birth rate of
38-7 and to an annual rate of mortality of 23-0 per 1000 of
the estimated population. The corresponding death rate in
London was 23'2.
The number of deaths under one year of age was 27, and
above 60 years, 7.
Zymotic diseases caused 26 deaths, of which 17 were due
to diarrhcea, 5 to measles, 2 to scarlet fever, 1 to diphtheria,
and 1 to whooping cough. Of the deaths which occurred
from diarrhcea, 14 were under one year of age, 2 were between
I and 2 years, and 1 was a person aged 73 years.
Constitutional diseases caused 15 deaths, of which 10 were
referred to meningitis.
Nine deaths were caused by diseases of the respiratory
system.