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The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 19, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 14.
Seven inquests were held. One death was attributed to
accident.
The water supplied was of remarkable organic purity and
efficiently filtered before delivery.
The number of certificates received under the Diseases
Notification Act since the last meeting of the Vestry is 55,
exclusive of 16 received this day. The number of houses I
have been required to inspect and certify under the Inland
Revenue Act is 42. These are from two owners only. I have
every reason to believe that applications of this kind will be
largely increased at the beginning of the year, when the tax
papers are delivered.
December Ist, 1890.
During the fortnight that ended on the 22nd day of November,
117 births and 62 deaths were registered in the
parish.
These numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of 33.6, and
an annual rate of mortality of 17.8 per thousand of the estimated
population. The corresponding death-rate in London
was 20.2.
Five deaths were attributed to zymotic diseases, viz.—
1 to measles, 1 to scarlet fever, 2 to whooping cough and 1 to
diarrhoea.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 21 deaths, viz.—
bronchitis 11, pneumonia 8, and croup 2.
From tubercular diseases there were 12 deaths, including
9 from phthisis and 3 from meningitis.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 14, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards,11.
Five inquests were held. Two deaths were referred to
violence.
Under the Diseases Notification Act, 72 certificates have
been received during the fortnight. These were classed as