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The mortality from zymotic diseases exceeded the
average. There were 76 deaths from measles, 34 from
scarlet fever, 62 from diphtheria, 62 from whooping cough,
13 from fever, and 124 from diarrhœa. The greater proportion
of the deaths from scarlet and enteric fever, and
from diphtheria occurred in the hospitals.
13th June, 1898.
During the week that ended on the 4th day of June
48 births and 14 deaths were registered in the parish.
These numbers indicate an annual birth rate of 29.3, and an
annual rate of mortality of 8.5 per thousand of the estimated
population. The like death rate in London was
16.1. The number of deaths of children under one year
of age was 3, of persons aged 60 years and upwards 1, and
of parishioners in outlying public institutions 11. The
inclusion of these deaths raises the parish death rate to 15.2.
Zymotic diseases caused 4 deaths, viz.: measles 1, whooping
cough 1, and diarrhæa 2.
The only deaths from diseases of the respiratory organs
were 2 from pneumonia.
Diseases of the tubercular order caused 3 deaths, and
heart disease 2.
One death which was uncertified was attributed to ruptured
blood vessel and chronic bronchitis.