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The weekly return from the Registrar of St. James'
district has not been delivered in time for the
completion of this report. [It was received by post
on the following morning.]
27th January, 1896.
During the week that ended on the 18th day of
January, 60 births and 30 deaths were registered in
the parish, indicating an annual birth rate of 36·8,
and an annual rate of mortality of 18.4 per thousand
of the estimated population. There were 9 deaths
of parishioners in public institutions, the inclusion
of which raises the death rate to 23·9.
The death rate in London was 19·1.
The chief diseases of the zymotic class caused
2 deaths, viz. measles and diphtheria, 1 each.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 7 deaths; 6 from bronchitis, and 1 from
pneumonia.
In the tubercular order of diseases there were 2
deaths from meningitis and 1 from phthisis.
The other causes of death included 2 from
apoplexy, 2 from heart disease, and 1 from age.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year
of age was 8, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 7.