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98, and of persons aged 60 years and upwards 29. During
the first eight weeks of this period the deaths of 70 parishioners
were recorded in outlying public institutions.
From the principal zymotic diseases there were 51
deaths, viz.: from measles 4, whooping cough 10,
diarrhæa 32, diphtheria 2, enteric fever 2, and scarlet
fever 1.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 20 deaths, of
which 10 were referred to bronchitis, 9 to pneumonia, and
1 to pulmonary congestion.
From diseases of the tubercular order there were 28
deaths, of which 10 were from phthisis, 10 from meningitis,
6 from tuberculosis, and 2 from tabes mesenterica.
The other causes of death included 8 from apoplexy, 9 from
cancer, 11 from heart disease, and 2 from jaundice. One
death of child, aged 4 months, was attributed to influenza.
Eighteen inquests were held, and 8 deaths were due to
violence. The latter included 3 cases of accidental suffocation
in bed, 2 deaths arising from falls, and 1 case of
suicide by morphia poisoning. Only 3 deaths were uncertified.
They were attributed to atelectasis, inanition and
diarrhœa.
The notifications of infectious diseases numbered 178.
They included scarlet fever 114, diphtheria 38, erysipelas
14, typhoid fever 10, membranous croup 1, and puerperal
fever 1.