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which I can recommend any action to be taken by
the Vestry.
October 12th, 1896.
During the week that ended on the 3rd day of
October, 70 births and 21 deaths were registered in
the parish. These numbers indicate an annual
birth rate of 42·5, and an annual rate of mortality
of 12·7 per thousand of the population. The
corresponding death rate in London was 15·0.
The number of deaths of parishioners in outlying
institutions was 6, the inclusion of which raises our
death rate to 16·3,
The number of deaths of children under 1 year
of age was 11, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 2.
Only 1 death was caused by zymotic disease,
and that was from diarrhœa.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 6 deaths,
of which 2 were from bronchitis, and 4 from
pneumonia.
In the tubercular order of diseases there was 1
death from phthisis.
Three inquests were held. Two of these were