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Three inquests were held. A child aged 6 weeks
was accidentally suffocated whilst in bed with her
parents.
The notification of infectious diseases were 16 in
number, including scarlet fever 10, diphtheria 3,
erysipelas 2, and typhoid fever 1.
In the week ending February 8th, 67 births and
32 deaths were registered in the parish. These
figures correspond to an annual birth rate of 41·1
and an annual death rate of 19·6 per thousand
inhabitants.
Zymotic diseases caused 5 deaths, viz.: measles
2, whooping cough 2, and diarrhœa 1.
From pulmonary diseases there were 9 deaths,
which included 7 from bronchitis and 2 from
pneumonia.
In the tubercular order there were 3 deaths from
phthisis and 1 from meningitis.
There were 3 deaths from heart disease and one
from cancer. One death was uncertified.
Sixteen cases of infectious disease were notified,
viz.: of scarlet fever 10, diphtheria 3, erysipelas 2,
and typhoid fever 1.