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bronchitis and pneumonia combined there were
43 deaths less than in the previous year.
Diseases of the digestive organs contributed 76
deaths to the general mortality; of these 22 were
referred to diseases of the liver. From diseases of
the kidney and urinary organs there were 43 deaths.
Two persons died from diabetes; 1 from Addison's
disease; and 2 from ovarian tumour. Ten women
died from child-birth, which is an unusually high
proportion.
The various forms of wasting disease in infants
caused 101 deaths, against 113 in the previous year,
and 75 in 1894. A large proportion of these deaths
are really due to mal-nutrition, arising from the
improper feeding of young children. The ignorance
which is frequently shown by young mothers on
this important subject is very remarkable.
The deaths attributed to violent causes numbered
74, being a considerable increase on the average of
the three previous years. Of these, 48 occurred
in Bermondsey, and 26 in hospitals. There were
67 deaths from accidents and 7 cases of suicide.
The accidents included—fractures and contusions,
21; burns and scalds, 11; accidental suffocation,
28; and drowning, 7. Of the suicides, there were