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found dead or drowned without sufficient evidence as to
the cause of death. The accidents included 5 persons
run over, 21 deaths from falls, 3 from burns and scalds, 27
from accidental asphyxia of infants, 2 from suffocation by
impaction of food in the throat, 2 from poison, and 7 from
drowning. The cases of suicide were: By poison, 4; hanging,
2; drowning, 2; cut throat, 1.
The number of inquests held in the parish was 102. Of
these 47 deaths were due to violence and 55 to natural
causes.
The uncertified deaths numbered 37, the majority of
which were infants.
NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year 868 certificates were received from medical
practitioners that patients under their care were, in
their opinion, suffering from one of the several diseases.
enumerated in the public Health Act as "dangerous infectious
diseases." In the previous year 922 such certificates
were received; in 1896, 857; and in 1895, 610. Copies
of the certificates were sent to the Metropolitan Asylums
Board, and notifications were sent to the various Board
Schools which were attended by children residing in a house
where an infectious disease was believed to exist. The
cases included 460 of scarlet fever, 254 of diphtheria, 94 of
erysipelas, 50 of enteric or typhoid fever, 6 of membranous
croup, and 4 of puerperal fever.