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population. The death rate in London for the week
ending January 19th was 20.0.
In the zymotic class there were only 2 deaths —
both from measles.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 18 deaths, viz. : 8 from bronchitis, 9 from
pneumonia and 1 from pleurisy.
Diseases of the tubercular order caused 8 deaths,
viz. : phthisis 5, meningitis 2, and tabes 1.
There were 4 deaths from old age, 2 from heart
disease, and 1 from cancer.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year
was 19, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 14.
Six inquests were held. Four deaths were referred
to natural causes and 2 to violence. Out of the
latter, 1 referred to a man, 41 years of age, who
accidently fell from a tramcar ; the other was a
female child, aged 4 months, accidently suffocated
whilst in bed with its mother.
The notifications of infectious diseases to January
24th numbered 10, viz. : of scarlet fever 5, diphtheria
1, enteric fever 4.