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From diseases of the zyrriotic class there were 3
deaths, of which 2 were from measles, and 1 from
diarrhœa.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 3 deaths,
viz. : bronchitis 1, and pneumonia 2.
From diseases of the tubercular order there were
8 deaths, of which 5 were from phthisis, 2 from tabes,
and 1 from meningitis.
Three deaths were referred to heart disease and 1
to cancer.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year of
age was 8, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 1.
The death of parishioners in outlying institutions
numbered 3.
The notifications of infectious diseases were 15,
viz.: of scarlet fever 11, diphtheria 2, erysipelas 1,
and typhoid fever 1.
In the week that ended on Saturday last, July
13th, there were 52 births and 26 deaths, indicating
an annual birth rate of 32, and an annual death rate
of 16·0 per thousand inhabitants.