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In the tubercular class there were 2 deaths from meningitis.
The other certified causes of death included 3 from
apoplexy, 1 from heart disease, 1 from liver disease, and
1 from alcoholism.
One inquest was held. The death was attributed to
natural causes.
Thirty-six notifications of infectious diseases were received,
including 15 of scarlet fever, 15 of diphtheria, 4
of erysipelas, and 2 of typhoid fever.
In the week ending November 12th 60 births and 23
deaths were registered in the parish, which correspond to
an annual birth rate of 36.4, and an annual death rate
of 14.0 per thousand inhabitants. The number of deaths
of children under one year of age was 11, and of persons
upwards of 60 years of age 5. The only death from zymotic
disease was one from measles. From pulmonary
diseases there were 7 deaths— 2 from bronchitis and 5 from
pneumonia. In the tubercular class there were 2 deaths
from meningitis and 2 from tuberculosis. There were 2
deaths from old age and 3 from apoplexy. Four inquests
were held. Two deaths were referred to violence. One
was a case of accidental suffocation in bed and the other
was probably from the same cause.
The number of notifications of infectious diseases received
was 26. They were of scarlet fever 6, diphtheria 17,
erysipelas 2, and typhoid fever 1.