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31.8, and an annual rate of mortality of 15.5 per thousand of
the estimated population. The corresponding death-rate in
London was 18.1.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 15 deaths, viz.—
measles 6, diphtheria 1, whooping cough 4, and diarrhoea 4.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there were 19
deaths, and from those of the tubercular order 15.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 27, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 10.
Seven inquests were held. One death of an infant was
referred to accidental suffocation in a cab.
Under the Diseases Notification Act, 57 cases have been
reported since the last meeting of the Vestry. They were :
scarlet fever 43, erysipelas 8, diphtheria 4, typhoid fever 1,
and membranous croup 1.
September 15th, 1890.
During the five weeks that ended on the 6th day of September,
281 births and 163 deaths were registered in
Bermondsey. These numbers indicate an annual birth-rate
of 32.3, and an annua] rate of mortality of 18.7 per thousand
of the estimated population. The like death-rate in London
was 19.2.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 52 deaths, of which
10 were referred to measles, 3 to scarlet fever, 7 to whooping
cough, and 33 to diarrhoea. One death was attributed to
cholera. I made enquiries about this case, and found the
symptoms were those of choleraic diarrhoea, and not of malignant
cholera.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there were. 32
deaths, from those of the tubercular order 20, from heart
disease 7, and from enteritis 5.
The number of deaths from children under one year of age
was 62, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 21.
Six inquests were held. Two deaths were due to violence.
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