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The number of deaths of children under 1 year
of age was 43, and of persons aged 60 and upwards
18.
Five inquests were held. Two deaths were due
to violence, and 4 deaths were uncertified. One of
the inquest cases attracted a certain amount of
public attention from the ciroumstance of the man
dying suddenly in a bakehouse, within ten minutes
of his entering the premises and before he began
work. After a post-mortem examination, his death
was attributed to "apoplexy supervening on acute
indigestion." I have visited the premises and am
satisfied that their condition had nothing whatever
to do with the man's death.
I have also inspected several bakehouses which
were reported to me as being the worst in the
parish, and I found all of them in a clean, fairly
well ventilated, and proper sanitary state.
The number of cases of infectious diseases reported
to me from July 29th to September 14th was 124.
They were of scarlet fever 42, diphtheria 49,
erysipelas 16, typhus 1, typhoid 10, enteric fever 5,
and membranous croup 1.
On the Ist inst., in accordance with the Registrar-
General's Order, the Leather Market Sub-District