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From the chief diseases of the zymotic class there were
11 deaths, viz.: from measles 1, scarlet fever 1, diphtheria
3, and diarrhæa 6.
Diseases of the respiratory system caused 9 deaths, those
of the tubercular order 7, heart diseases 3, and old age 2.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 22, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 5.
Four inquests were held, the deaths being all ascribed
to natural causes. Two deaths were uncertified.
The water supplied by the Southwark Company during
June was of good quality and efficiently filtered.
The notifications of infectious diseases received from
July 1st to 15th were 48 in number, there being of cases of
small-pox 2, scarlet fever 29, diphtheria 10, erysipelas 5,
typhoid fever 1 and membranous croup 1.
During the quarter ending July 1st, the number of deaths
in the parish and in outlying institutions were 430. The
most fatal of the zymotic diseases was diphtheria, from
which there were 21 deaths.
July 31st, 1893.
During the fortnight that ended on the 22nd day of July
126 births and 48 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of 38.6, and
an annual rate of mortality of 14.7 per thousand of the
estimated population. The corresponding death-rate in
London was 22.7.
From the chief diseases of the zymotic class there were
16 deaths, viz.: from measles 2, from scarlet fever, diphtheria,
and whooping cough, each one, and from diarrhæa
11.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 8 deaths, and
those of the tubercular order 7.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 22, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 3.
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