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The number of deaths of children under one year
of age was 5, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 3.
Six deaths of parishioners were recorded in outlying
institutions.
The notifications of cases of infectious diseases
numbered 13, viz. : of scarlet fever 3, diphtheria 2,
erysipelas 3, enteric fever 3, and membranous
croup 2.
In the week that ended on the 21st instant, 51
births and 40 deaths were received in the parish.
These numbers correspond to a yearly birth rate of
31·3, and a yearly death rate of 24·5 per thousand
inhabitants The death rate in London was 18·1.
Nine children died in their first year of life, and 3
persons aged 60 years and upwards.
Zymotic diseases caused 13 deaths, of which 12
were from measles and 1 from diphtheria.
From diseases of the respiratory system there were
10 deaths, viz. : 4 from bronchitis, 5 from pneumonia,
and 1 from laryngitis.