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Six inquests were held. In two cases the deaths were
assigned to " natural causes " and in four to " violence."
Three deaths were not certified.
During the last fortnight diarrhcea has been three times
as fatal in London as in the provincial towns. The largest
proportion of fatal cases occurred in East London. Of 325
deaths, there were 247 infants under 1 year, and 56 children
between 1 and 5 years of age.
A few years ago the Vestry issued some public notices on
the subject of the prevention of infectious and diarrhceal diseases.
With the sanction of the Vestry I purpose to do
something of the same kind this year. I also think that
notices should be issued for the removal of dust, stable dung,
and other accumulations of refuse or offensive matters at
short intervals.
August 13th 1883.
During the fortnight that ended on the 4th day of August,
115 births and 72 deaths were registered in the Parish.
These numbers are equivalent to an annual birth rate of 33-9,
and an annual rate of mortality of 21-2 per 1000 of the
estimated population. The death rate in London for the
same period was 20-2.
The number of deaths under 1 year of age was 26, and
above 60 years of age, 13.
Zymotic diseases caused 17 deaths, viz ;—measles 2, scarlet
fever 4, whooping cough 1, enteric fever 1, and diarrhcea 9.
There were 9 deaths, from diseases of the respiratory system,
7 from tubercular diseases, 8 from affections of the brain,
and 7 from old age.
There were 3 deaths from violence. 1 of these was the
case of a child, aged 12 weeks, which died from " asphyxia,
arising from over distention of the stomach by food."
The mortality from diarrhcea is below the average for the
season of the year.
In accordance with the resolution of the Vestry I have prepared
a concise summary of the sanitary precautions which