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May 30th, 1892.
Daring the fortnight that ended on the 2lst day of May, 128
births and 43 deaths were registered in the parish. These numbers
indicate an annual birth-rate of 39.2, and an annual rate of
mortality of 13.2 per thousand of the estimated population. The
corresponding death-rate in London was 19.4.
From the principal diseases of the zymotic class 8 deaths were
registered, viz.: 4 from measles and 4 from whooping cough.
Diseases of the respiratory system caused 13 deaths ; those of
the tubercular order 8, heart diseases 3, and cancer 2.
In outlying institutions 11 deaths were recorded.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age was
11, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 6.
One inquest was held, and 5 deaths were uncertified.
The water supplied was of a high degree of organic purity for
river water, and was efficiently filtered.
The certificates of Infectious Diseases received from the 16th to
the 28th of May, numbered 25, there being 23 for scarlet fever, 1
for enteric fever, and 1 for diphtheria.
During the fortnight 7 deaths from small-pox have occurred in
London. There are 84 cases of this disease in the Metropolitan
Asylums Hospitals and 17 in the Highgate Small-pox Hospital.
June 20th, 1892.
During the three weeks that ended on the 11th day of June,
168 births and 72 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers indicate an annual birth-race of 34.4 and an annual rate
of mortality of 14.7 per thousand of the population. The corresponding
death-rate in London was 17.9.
From the principal zymotic diseases there were 18 deaths, viz. :
from measles 12, scarlet fever 1, whooping cough 3, enteric fever
1, and diarrhoea 2.
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