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In the class of zymotic diseases there were 13 deaths, all
being due to diarrhœa.
Bronchitis, phthisis and tabes mesenterica each caused
one death, heart diseases 3, and erysipelas 1.
Two inquests were held, one on a case of suicide and
one on a person found dead.
The notifications of infectious diseases received numbered
22, viz.: of scarlet fever 11, diphtheria 4, erysipelas
5, and typhoid fever 2.
In the week ending- September 24th 06 births and 31
deaths were registered in the parish, corresponding to an
annual birth rate of 40.0, and an annual death rate of 18.8
per thousand inhabitants. The deaths of children under
one year were 15, and of persons aged 60 years and
upwards 6. Two deaths occurred at the advanced age of
87 years.
Diseases of the zymotic class caused 8 deaths, viz.:
diphtheria 1 and diarrhœa 7. There were 7 deaths certified
as gastro-enteritis, most or all of which were probably
cases of diarrhœa. From pulmonary diseases there were
2 deaths from pneumonia and 1 from bronchitis. There
were 3 deaths from old age, 1 from phthisis, and 1 from
cancer. One inquest was held, and 1 death was uncertified.
Thirty-five notifications of infectious diseases were received,
viz.: of scarlet fever 24, diphtheria 10, and erysipelas
1.