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Twenty-four notifications of infectious diseases were received,
viz.: of scarlet fever 8, diphtheria 10, erysipelas
2, and typhoid fever 4.
In the week ending November 26th 53 births and 29
deaths were registered in the parish. The annual birth
rate per thousand inhabitants was 32.2, and the death
rate 17.6. The number of deaths of children under one
year of age was 11, and of persons aged upwards of 60
years 6.
Zymotic diseases caused 3 deaths, viz.: Diphtheria 1
and whooping cough 2.
Diseases of the respiratory organs caused 7 deaths—6
from bronchitis and 1 from pneumonia.
There were 3 deaths from tubercular disease, 1 from age,
2 from cancer, and 2 from heart disease.
Six inquests were held. Three deaths were of children
accidentally suffocated whilst in bed with their parents.
One death, due to defective vitality, was not certified.
Twenty notifications of infectious diseases were received,
viz.: 7 of scarlet fever, 8 of diphtheria, 1 of erysipelas, and
4 of typhoid fever.
During a period of four weeks the death rate in London
has averaged 2.8 per thousand below the mean rate in the
corresponding period of the last ten years. A considerable
increase may be now expected from the greater fatality of
diseases of the respiratory system.