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Three inquests were held. One case was "suicide
by poison," the deceased having swallowed a quantity
of aconite and chloroform while labouring under
mental disarrangement.
Four deaths of parishioners occurred in outlying
institutions.
Nine cases of infectious diseases were reported, 2 of
scarlet fever, and 7 of diphtheria.
In the week that ended on Saturday last (June
29th), there were 60 births and 23 deaths registered
in the parish, corresponding to an annual birth rate of
36·8, and an annual death rate of 14·1 per thousand
inhabitants.
In the class of zymotic diseases there was 1 death
from measles.
Pulmonary diseases caused 6 deaths, viz.: bronchitis
2, pneumonia 3, and laryngitis 1. There were no
deaths recorded from tubercular diseases, except 3
from tabes.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year of
age was 14, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 1.