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The chief zymotic diseases caused 4 deaths, viz.;
measles 3, and whooping cough 1.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 2 deaths,
those of the tubercular order 2, old age 1, heart
disease 2, and cancer 1.
Four inquests were held. Two deaths were referred
to violence, 1 was a case of suicide by
hanging.
Fourteen notifications of infectious diseases were
received, viz.: of scarlet fever 8, diphtheria 5, and
erysipelas 1.
In the week ending July 11th, 75 births and 26
deaths were registered in the parish. The corresponding
annual birth rate was 46·0, and the annual
death rate 15·9 per thousand inhabitants.
The number of deaths of children under 1
year of age was 11, and of persons aged 60 years
and upwards 4.
Zymotic diseases caused 7 deaths, viz.: scarlet
fever 1, diphtheria 3, whooping cough 1, and
diarrhoea 2.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 3 deaths,
and tubercular diseases 4. One death was referred
to influenza, 1 to age, and 1 to alcoholism.