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the parish. These numbers indicate an annual
birth rate of 38·7, and an annual rate of mortality
of 18·4 per thousand of the estimated population.
Five deaths of parishioners occurred in public
institutions. The inclusion of these cases would
raise the death rate to 21·4. The corresponding
death rate in London was 17·9.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 6 deaths, of
which 1 was from measles, 1 from diphtheria, and 4
from whooping cough.
From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 7 deaths, viz.: from bronchitis 4, and pneumonia
3.
There were 2 deaths from phthisis, 1 from
meningitis, and 1 from cancer.
The number of deaths of children under 1 year of
age was 7, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 4.
Two inquests were held. One was a case of
suicide by swallowing carbolic acid.
Nine notifications of infectious diseases were
received, viz.: of scarlet fever 4, enteric fever 3,
and erysipelas 2.