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birth rate of 36.5, and an annual rate of mortality
of 21.7 per thousand of the estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 20.7.
From the chief diseases of the zymotic class there
were 10 deaths, viz. : from measles 5, diphtheria 1,
whooping cough 3, and diarrhoea 1.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 26
deaths, being 11 from bronchitis, and 15 from
pneumonia. Tubercular diseases caused 8 deaths,
including 5 from phthisis. There were 4 deaths
from heart disease, 2 from cancer, and 2 from
old age.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year
of age was 22, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 14.
Five inquests were held, 1 death was due to
violence, and 3 to natural causes.
The water supplied by the Southwark Company
was efficiently filtered.
The notifications of infectious diseases during the
fortnight numbered 15, and included 10 of scarlet
fever, 1 of diphtheria, 3 of erysipelas, and 1 of
membranous croup.
The number of cases of diphtheria in the hospital
on March 10th was 304, and of scarlet fever 2,153.