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scarlet fever 11, diphtheria 17, erysipelas 6, enteric
fever 3, typhoid 1, and membranous croup 1.
In the hospitals there were, on the 22nd inst.,
2,060 patients suffering from scarlet fever, and 495
from diphtheria. The deaths from the latter disease
were 16 above the average.
I have visited No. 114 Rolls Road, and certified
that the house is overcrowded and in a dirty and
dilapidated condition.
17th October, 1894.
During the fortnight that ended on the 6th day
of October, 135 births and 39 deaths were registered
in the parish. These numbers indicate an annual
birth rate of 41.6, and an annual rate of mortality
of 12.0 per thousand of the estimated population.
The corresponding death rate in London was 15.3.
The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused 6
deaths, viz. : measles 1, scarlet fever 2, typhoid
fever 1, and diarrhoea 2.
From diseases of the respiratory system there
were 12 deaths, including 5 from bronchitis, 4 from
pneumonia, and 2 from croup.
To tubercular diseases 6 deaths were attributed:
4 to phthisis and 2 to tabes mesenterica.