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and infection probably derived from it. All cases
removed to hospital.
The weekly return of causes of death from the
Registrar of St. James's District, which should have
been delivered this morning, has not been received
up to the time of completing this report —5 p.m.
The usual details for each week will be given in the
" synopsis" of my report.
September 30th, 1895.
During the week that ended on the 21st day of
September, 57 births and 24 deaths were registered
in the parish. These numbers indicate an annual
birth rate of 35·0, and an annual rate of mortality of
14·7 per thousand of the estimated population. The
corresponding death rate in London was 16·0.
From the chief diseases of the zymotic class there
were 4 deaths, viz. : 1 from whooping cough and 3
from diarrhœa. All these were infants under 1 year
of age.
Pulmonary diseases caused 3 deaths, bronchitis 1,
and pneumonia 2.
Four deaths were referred to tubercular diseases,
viz.: 2 to meningitis, and 2 to tabes mesenterica.