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The notifications of cases of infectious diseases
received from March 17 th to 30th were 22 in
number. They were of small pox 2, scarlet fever
11, diphtheria 2, erysipelas 4, and typhoid fever 3.
In London the deaths from measles and diphtheria
are above the average, and those from scarlet fever,
whooping cough and diarrhoea are below it. On
March 24th the number of cases of scarlet fever in
hospitals was 2,103, and of cases of diphtheria 209.
The number of deaths of parishioners occurring
in outlying institutions during the fortnight was 11.
April 16th, 1894.
During the fortnight that ended on the 7th day
of April, 99 births and 67 deaths were registered in
the parish. These numbers indicate an annual
birth rate of 30.4 and an annual rate of mortality
of 20.5 per thousand of the estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 20.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 15 deaths,
viz.: measles 10 and whooping cough 5.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 21 deaths, which included 11 from bronchitis
and 8 from pneumonia.
Diseases of the tubercular order caused 8 deaths,
of which 4 were from phthisis and 4 from meningitis.