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system, including Bright's disease and affections of the
bladder, caused 37 deaths. There were 9 deaths from the
perils of child birth, including 2 from puerperal fever.
Constitutional Diseases—To these causes were attributed
158 deaths, including 59 from cancer, an increase of 9 on the
preceding year, 62 from consumption, 11 from tubercular
meningitis, 3 from rheumatism and gout, and 6 from
diabetes.
Developmental Diseases include premature birth, which was
answerable for the deaths of 28 infants, and congenital
malformations for 8, whilst at the other end of life 40 deaths
were attributed to senile decay and old age.
In accordance with the requirements of the Local Govern
ment Board, under the Public Health Act, Tables No. I. and
II. have been prepared. The first of these sets forth the
population, births and number of new cases of infectious
disease which have come to my knowledge during the year
1895; and also the number of cases removed from their
homes for treatment in isolation hospitals.
No. II. shows the deaths which have been registered in
the Parish, including also the deaths of parishioners in
hospitals and other institutions outside the sanitary district
classified according to diseases, ages and localities.
The total number of certificates received during 1895 was
548, and the amount paid to medical practitioners for furnishing
the certificates was £63 14s. 6d. This sum is
recouped to the Vestry by the Asylums Board out of the
Metropolitan Common Poor Fund. The total number of
cases removed to the Fever Hospitals for treatment was 204.