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referred to diseases of the tubercular order, viz.: 7to
phthisis, 2 to meningitis, 1 to tabes, and 4 to tuberculosis.
The other causes of death included 5 from age, 4 from
influenza, 2 from diabetes, and 2 from cancer.
Seven inquests were held. Tour deaths were due to
violence; five deaths were uncertified.
The notifications of infectious diseases numbered 52.
Theye were of scarlet fever 18, diphtheria 17, erysipelas 8,
typhoid 6, puerperal septicæmia 1, and membranous
croup 2
A letter has been received from the headmaster of the
Boutcher Schools stating that in future the utmost care
will be taken to prevent the admission of children from
houses in which an infectious disease exists.
31st January, 1898.
During the week that ended on the 15th day of January,
58 births and 29 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers indicate an annual birth rate of 35.4, and
an annual rate of mortality of 11.6 per thousand of the
estimated population. The corresponding death rate in
London was 22.9. The number of deaths of children under
one year of age was 10, of persons aged 60 years and up,
wards 5, and of parishioners in outlying public instituions
12.
Zymotic diseases caused 3 deaths, viz., measles 2 and
diphtheria 1.