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Four persons died from Heart Disease, and six from Old Age.
There were two Inquest cases. One death arose from
Accident.
Twenty children died under one year of age, and 17 persons
at upwards of 60 years of age. Among the latter there were
five between 70 and 80, and six between 80 and 90 years of age,
the oldest being 89. The increased mortality is mainly due to
a sudden fall in the temperature of the air.
I have inspected the house, No. 79, East Lane, and find the
roof is very defective, and the state of dampness is injurious
to health.
A girl aged 15 years was removed on Saturday last from 72,
Wolseley Buildings to the Rotherhithe Infirmary, and found
to be suffering from Scarlet Fever. Yesterday morning she
was sent to the South Eastern Hospital. There has lately
been a death from this disease at 58, Wolseley Buildings.
December 5th, 1887.
During the fortnight that ended on the 26th day of November,
136 births and 76 deaths were registered in Bermondsey.
These numbers shew an annual birth rate of 39, and an annual
rate of mortality of 21.8 per 1,000 of the estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 21.6 per 1,000.
Zymotic Diseases of all kinds caused 10 deaths, which is
equal to an annual rate of 2.8 per 1,000 living. There were
four deaths from Measles, two from Scarlet Fever, one from
"Whooping Cough, one from Enteric Fever, and two from
Diarrhoea.
From Diseases of the Respiratory Organs there were 29
deaths, of which 18 were referred to Bronchitis, 10 to
Pneumonia, and one to Congestion of the Lungs.
Tubercular Diseases caused eight deaths, Heart Disease,
four, and Old Age, four.
Nineteen children died under one year of age, and 15 persons
at upwards of 60 years of age.
Four inquests were held. Two deaths were due to Violence.