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The number of deaths of children under one year of age was 34,
and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 36.
The water supplied by the Southwark Company was opalescent
from finely suspended clay, which was not removed by
subsidence or filtration. The excessive floods in the Thames
rendered it very difficult for the Water Companies who have but
small storage at their command to send out water fit for dietetic
use.
The number of certificates received under the Infectious Diseases
Notification Act from the 4th to the 16th instant, was 21, viz.:
for scarlet fever 13, erysipelas 5, diphtheria 1, and typhoid
fever 2.
The deaths primarily attributed to influenza in London were
37 in the week ending January 2nd, and 95 in the week ending
January 9th.
February Ist, 1892.
During the fortnight that ended on the 23rd day of January,
137 births and 131 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of 42.0, and an annual rate
of mortality of 40.2 per thousand of the population. The corresponding
death-rate in London was 43.0 per thousand.
The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused 13 deaths, viz. :
measles 3, whooping cough 9, and diarrhoea 1.
From tubercular diseases there were 13 deaths, including 8 from
phthisis.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 42 deaths, viz. :
bronchitis 24, pneumonia 17, and pulmonary congestion 1.
Tendeaths were attributed to influenza and pneumonia, 8 to
influenza and bronchitis, and 1 simply to influenza, making a total
of 19. Five of these were children, 4 months, 10 months, 1 year,
1½ years, and 3 years of age.
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