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The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused 16 deaths,
viz. :—measles 5, scarlet fever 2, diphtheria 1, whooping
cough 6, and diarrhœa 2.
Five inquests were held. Two deaths were referred to
violence.
Twenty one deaths occured in the first year of life, and 11
in pessons upwards of 60 years.
There is a large accumulation of manure at the Vestry
Wharf.
May 5th, 1884.
During the fortnight that ended on the 16th day of April,
the number of birth registered in the parish was no and the
number of deaths 83. These numbers are equal to an annual
birth rate of 32.2 and an annual rate of mortality of 24.3 per
thousand of the estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 21.5.
The deaths from the chief diseases of the zymotic class
numbered 24, and included 13 from measles, 1 from diphtheria,
and 10 from whooping cough.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 21 deaths, viz. :
bronchitis 15, pneumonia 3 and croup 3.
Twelve deaths were attributed to diseases of the tubercular
class.
The advance in the rate of mortality is mainly due to the
prevalence of measles and whooping cough.
May 19th, 1884.
During the fortnight that ended on the 10th day of May,
127 births and 84 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers correspond to an annual birth rate of 37.2
and an annual rate of mortality of 24.5 per thousand of the
estimated population.
The death rate for all London was 21.3.
Eighteen deaths occurred in children under one year, and
17 in persons of upwards of 60 years of age.
The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused 16 deaths,
viz.measles 9, scarlet fever 3, whooping cough 2, and
diarrhoea 2.