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Five inquests were held; 1 death was a case of
suicide by swallowing carbolic acid.
Two deaths of infants were uncertified; 1 was due
to premature birth and the other to convulsions.
Eleven notifications of cases of infectious disease
were received. They were of scarlet fever 5,
diphtheria 1, erysipelas 4, and puerperal septicæmia
1.
In the week that ended on January 25th, 43
births and 27 deaths were registered in the parish,
which numbers correspond to an annual birth
rate of 26·4, and an annual death rate of 16·6.
In the class of zymotic diseases there were 4
deaths from measles and 2 from whooping cough.
Bronchitis caused 6 deaths, phthisis 2, heart disease
2, cancer 2, and age 1.
There were 9 deaths of children under 1 year of
age, and 6 of persons aged 60 years and upwards.
Five inquests were held. All the deaths were
referred to natural causes.
Nine cases of scarlet fever were reported. One
case of smallpox occurred at 41, Alexis Street, of
which notice has been received from the hospital.