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Diphtheria.—Twenty-one cases of diphtheria were recorded
(16 in North Kensington, and 5 in South Kensington), of which 18 (14
from North Kensington and 4 from South Kensington), were removed
to hospital. There was 1 death from this cause of a North Kensington
person, as compared with 4, 3, and 7, in the three preceding
four-weekly periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from
this cause were 134 (and 7 above the corrected average), as compared
with 239, 185, and 176, in the three preceding four-weekly periods.
There were 774 cases in the Asylums Board Hospitals on the 24th
April, as compared with 902, 855, and 808, on January 30th,
February 27th, and March 27th; and 375 cases were admitted
in the four weeks, as compared with 421, 405, and 413, in the
three preceding four-weekly periods. The notifications of cases
were 730, as compared with 915, 916, and 902, in the three
preceding four-weekly periods.
Small-pox.—Nine cases of this disease were notified in London
during the four weeks, as compared with 8, 48, and 5, in the three
preceding four-weekly periods. There was no death from this
cause; and there were 9 cases in hospital on the 24th April.
3.—Deaths in Public Institutions.—Thirty-seven deaths of
parishioners were registered at the Parish Infirmary, and 18 at
public institutions, etc., without the parish.
4.—Deaths of Non-Parishioners.—There were 48 deaths in
the Parish of persons who were not parishioners, viz , 7 at the
Brompton Consumption Hospital, 38 at the St. Marylebone
Infirmary, Notting-hill; 1 at the Jubilee Hospital; 1 at an hotel;
and 1 of an infant whose body was found in a railway carriage at
Addison Road Station. These cases are excluded from our
statistics.
5.—Notifications of Infectious Disease in the Metropolis.
I append (page 52) a summary of the cases of infectious disease
notified to the several Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health (and
by them reported to the Metropolitan Asylums Board as the Act
directs), 2,493 in number, including small-pox 9, scarlet fever
1,206, diphtheria 730, and enteric fever 133. The cases notified in
the three preceding four-weekly periods were 3,097, 2,977, and
2,706, respectively.
6.—Inquests.—The cause of death in 20 cases, including 9
from violence, was returned by Coroners. The cause of death in 9
of these cases is stated to have been ascertained by post-mortem
examination. Inquests were held on the bodies of 4 nonparishioners.
Twenty of the 21 inquests in the parish were held at
the Coroner's Court at the Town Hall, and 1 at the Parish Infirmary.