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December 18th, 1893.
During the fortnight that ended on the 9th day of
December, 106 births and 85 deaths were registered in the
parish. These numbers indicate an annual birth-rate of
32.5, and an annual rate of mortality of 26.0 per thousand
of the estimated population. The corresponding death-rate
in London was 29.0.
There were only 6 deaths from the chief zymotic diseases,
viz.: 1 from diphtheria, 4 from whooping cough, and 1
from diarrhœa.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 44 deaths,
viz.: bronchitis 24, pneumonia 19, and laryngitis 1. There
were 2 deaths from influenza associated with bronchitis.
From tubercular diseases there were 6 deaths, from cancer
3, and from heart disease 3.
The number of deaths of children under one year of age
was 27, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 15.
Two inquests were held, and 5 deaths were uncertified.
All the latter were deaths of infants.
The notices of infectious diseases from December 3rd to
15th numbered 26, viz.: of cases of scarlet fever 11,
diphtheria 7, and erysipelas 26.
The number of cases of scarlet fever in the hospitals on
December 9th was 3129, and of diphtheria 308. The
deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs in London
during the last four weeks rose from 615 to 841, and those
primarily attributed to influenza rose from 22 to 127.
I have inspected the railway arches crossing the streets in
the parish. The walls of the arches under the South
Eastern Railway appear to have been whitewashed at no
very distant date. The portions beneath the London and
Brighton Railway are dirty and need whitewashing. The
walls of several arches are damp in various places from
percolation of water. That over White's Grounds is the
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