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There were, altogether, under the age of 5 years, 1,400 deaths or 44.5 per
cent. of the total, as against 1,264 in 1892, and 1,385 in 1891, the percentage
being for these two years 44.6 and 45.5 respectively.
Between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 165 deaths took place. Of these, the
largest number, 34, was due to diphtheria; from 15—25 there were 126 deaths,
36 of which were due to consumption; 183 occurred between 25 and 35 years,
more than a third of which were caused by consumption. Between 35 and 45,
there were 270 deaths, 72 of these were due to consumption and 42 to
inflammation of the lungs. 266 deaths were, between the ages 45 and 55,
diseases of the respiratory organs; heart disease, Brights disease, apoplexy,
cancer and consumption, were the chief causes. There were 96 deaths in the
55—60 age period. Between 60 and 70, 336 persons died, the chief causes
being respiratory diseases, heart disease, cancer, Brights disease and old age.
In the 70—85 age period there died 268 persons, apoplexy, chest disease and
old age carrying off the majority, and over 85 years of age 36 persons died, 22
of them from old age.
In Tables I and II, which are appended, the deaths under the headings of
the different diseases are given. It will be seen that 1,048 deaths were from
Zymotic diseases, that is to say, about one-third the total deaths. Of these,
266 were from consumption. The various diseases of the respiratory organs
caused 758 deaths. Heart disease accounted for 154; premature birth and
debility at birth, 150; old age, 103 ; and apoplexy, 125 deaths.
Cancer was the cause of 67 deaths. Of these, 40 were females and 27
males. 102 deaths were due to violence, this number includes 14, which were
suicidal.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Infectious disease has been very prevalent during the year all over
London. In Shoreditch, influenza prevailed for a few weeks in the beginning
and also during the last two or three months of the year. Small-pox was
most prevalent in the spring and early summer. Diarrhœal diseases caused
a good deal of sickness in the summer. Scarlet fever and Diphtheria,
although prevalent all the year, were markedly so in the autumn, as was also
the case with Erysipelas.
The number of notifications of cases of infectious diseases received
during the year was 1,987 The numbers in 1890, 1891 and 1892 were
1,158, 862 and 1,478 respectively.
The numbers of cases notified during the
four quarters of the year, together with the numbers removed to hospital, are
6et forth in the following table:—
*There were 17 notifications received, which were subsequently withdrawn; these are not
included in this number.