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I have inspected the machine rooms and bakehouses
of Messrs. Peek, Frean & Co., which are
in a perfectly clean and satisfactory condition.
10th February, 1896.
During the week that ended on the 1st day of
February 64 births and 30 deaths were registered in
the parish. These numbers indicate an annual
birth rate of 39· 3 and an annual rate of mortality
of 18·4 per thousand of the estimated population.
If the 5 deaths in outlying institutions are included,
the death rate is raised to 21·5. The death rate in
London was 17·8.
The chief zymotic diseases caused 3 deaths, viz.;
measles 1, and whooping cough 2.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 10 deaths, viz.: from bronchitis 7, pneumonia
2, and congestion of the lungs 1.
There were 2 deaths from phthisis, 1 from
influenza, 2 from age, 4 from heart disease, and 2
from apoplexy. The number of deaths of children
under 1 year of age was 8, and of persons aged
upwards of 60 years 3.