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From diseases of the respiratory organs there were 13 deaths,
from those of the tubercular order 15, from old age 5, and from
heart disease, 3.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age was
35, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 11.
Eleven inquests were held. In four cases the deaths were referred
to violent causes.
The water supplied was efficiently filtered, and maintained the
improved quality which it obtained in the previous month.
The certificates of Infectious Diseases received from the 4th to
the 23rd of April were 31, viz. : for diphtheria 7, smallpox 1,
erysipelas 7, scarlet fever 15, and enteric fever 1.
During the three weeks 34 deaths were attributed to influenza
in London. There were none in Bermondsey.
May 2nd, 1892.
During the week that ended on the 23rd day of April, 52 births
and 29 deaths were registered in the parish. These numbers
indicate an annual birth-rate of 31.9 and an annual rate of mortality
of 17.8 per thousand of the population. The death-rate in
London was 21.0 per thousand.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 4 deaths, viz. : measles,
diphtheria, whooping cough, and diarrhoea, each 1.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there were 6 deaths
from those of the tubercular order 5, from heart disease 2, and
from old age 1.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age was 9,
and of persons aged 60 years and upwards, 5.
Four inquests were held. Three deaths arose from violence ;
two of them were infants accidentally suffocated in bed.
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