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last figure is an under statement of the number of
deaths which are due to the artificial and in many
cases improper hand-feeding of infants.
The deaths attributed to violent causes numbered
34 in the Parish, and 27 in hospitals. They
included fractures and contusions, 23, accidental
suffocation of infants, 19 (of which 13 were females
and 6 males), drowning, 2, burns and scalds, 11, of
which 9 took place in hospitals. There were 6
cases of suicide, 4 by hanging, and 2 by poisoning.
One death was attributed to irritation of the
stomach through eating mussels, and another to the
injudicious feeding of an infant with an excessive
quantity of pure milk.
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year 1,082 certificates have been
received. There were of cases of small-pox, 55, of
scarlet fever, 563, of diphtheria, 201, of erysipelas,
190, of enteric fever, 44, of membranous croup, 24,
of typhus, 1, continued fever, 1, and puerperal fever,
5. All the houses in these cases were inspected by
the Sanitary staff, and disinfected either by the
officers of the Vestry or to the satisfaction of the
medical attendants. In many instances no sanitary
defects were found on inspection. This was
especially the case with regard to diphtheria, which
is probably due to personal contact with persons
suffering from the disease, and not to effluvia from
sewage.
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