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parish. These numbers are equal to an annual birth rate of
34.7, and an annual rate of mortality of 20.5 per thousand of
the estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 17.0.
From the chief diseases of the zymotic class there were
18 deaths, viz:—from measles 1, scarlet fever 4, diphtheria
1, whooping cough 3, and diarrhœa 9.
Diseases of the respiratory system coused 18 deaths, and
those of the tubercular class 14. Brain diseases caused 10
deaths; heart diseases 8, and old age 6.
Five inquests were held. Four deaths were not certified.
Thirty-six deaths occurred in the first year of life, and 23
in persons aged upwards of 60 years.
October 23th, 1884.
During the fortnight that ended on the 11th day of October,
123 births and 57 deaths were registered in the parish,
These numbers are equal to an annual birth rate of 36.0, and
an annual rate of mortality of 16.0 per thousand of the
estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 17.3.
With the exception of three deaths from diarrhœa, there
was no death from any important zymotic disease registered
during the fortnight.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 10 deaths, and
tubercular diseases 13.
The deaths under one year of age numbered 22, and those
above 60 years of age 14.
Three inquests were held. Two deaths were referred to
violence. For a large and densely populated parish like
Bermondsey, the late mortality returns show an exceptionally
healthy condition.
November 3rd, 1884.
During the fortnight that ended on the 25th day of October,
147 births and 70 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers are equal to an birth rate of 43, and an annual rate
of mortality of 20.5 per thousand of the estimated
population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 19.3.