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of mortality of 14.1 per thousand of the population. The corresponding
death-rate in London was 17.0.
Zymotic diseases caused 19 deaths, viz.: measles 3, diphtheria
2, whooping cough 3, and diarrhoea 11.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there were 21 deaths,
from those of the tubercular order 28, from heart disease, 6, from
liver diseases 5, from old age 5, and from cancer 3.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age was
51, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 18.
Six inquests were held. Three deaths were due to violent
causes.
The Notifications of Infectious Diseases from August 6th to
September 17th, were for scarlet fever 92, enteric fever 3,
erysipelas 35, diphtheria 16, puerperal fever 1, typhoid fever 1,
and cholera 1. The latter was not a case of Asiatic cholera.
October 3rd, 1892.
During the two weeks that ended on the 24th day of September,
124 births and 49 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of 38, and an annual rate
of mortality of 15 per thousand of the estimated population.
The corresponding death-rate in London was 16 per thousand
inhabitants.
From diseases of the zymotic class there were only 3 deaths,
viz. : 1 from enteric fever, and 2 from diarrhoea.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 10 deaths, of which 6
were from bronchitis and 3 from pneumonia.
In the order of tubercular diseases, phthisis caused 4 deaths and
tabes mesenterica 3.
The other causes of death included premature birth 4, and old
age 2.
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