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Five inquests were held. Three deaths were due to accidental
suffocation in bed.
The water supplied by the Southwark Company in January
showed a great improvement on that sent out in December.
The deaths primarily attributed to influenza in London during
the week ending January 30th were 436 in which that disease
was a primary, and 71 in which it was a secondary cause. In the
following week the deaths from influenza declined to 314 as a
primary, and 62 as a secondary cause.
The diseases notified under the Public Health Act from February
Ist to 13th, were scarlet fever 8, diphtheria 1, erysipelas 4,
and enteric fever, 1.
March 7th, 1892.
During the three weeks that ended on the 27th day of February,
189 births and 98 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of 39.2, and an annual rate of
mortality of 20.0 per thousand of the population. The corresponding
death-rate in London was 22.5.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 6 deaths, viz. : measles 1,
whooping cough 3, and diarrhoea 2.
Seven deaths were referred to influenza as a primary cause of
death, and 2 to the same disease as a secondary cause.
From diseases of the respiratory system there were 28 deaths,
of which 17 were from bronchitis and 9 from pneumonia.
Eleven persons died from tubercular diseases, 9 from heart
disease, and 5 from old age.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age was
36, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 19.
Eight inquests were held. Four deaths were attributed to
violence, and 4 to natural causes.
Five deaths were not certified.
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