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February 14th, 1898.
During the week that ended on the 5th day of February,
59 births and 29 deaths were registered in the parish. These
numbers indicate an annual birth rate of 36.0, and an annual
rate of mortality of 17.6 per thousand of the population.
The like death rate in London was 21.5. The number
of deaths of children under one year of age was 10; of
persons aged 60 years and upwards 5; and of parishioners
in outlying public institutions 13. Diseases of the zymotic
class caused 5 deaths, viz., measles 2, whooping cough 2 and
diarrhœa 1. From diseases of the respiratory organs there
were 16 deaths— 8 from bronchitis and 8 from pneumonia.
In the tubercular order of diseases there were 2 deaths from
phthisis. One death, that of a child aged 13 months, was
referred to influenza and pneumonia. One death was uncertified
and was attributed to bronchitis.
The notifications of infectious diseases numbered 6. They
included 3 of scarlet fever, 2 of diphtheria and 1 of erysipelas.
In the week ending February 12th, 69 births and 28
deaths were registered in the parish. The corresponding
annual birth rate per thousand inhabitants was 41.9, and
the death rate 17.0. The number of deaths of children
under one year of age was 6, and of persons aged 60 years
and upwards 6. From zymotic diseases there were 5 deaths,
viz., 4 from measles and 1 from whooping cough.