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25
Whooping Cough, 6 of Erysipelas, and 25 of Diarrhoea.
This is a high mortality, since the total deaths from
zymotic maladies are found to exceed those in the previous
year by as many as 37.
MORTALITY IN THE WORKHOUSE.
Of the 669 registered deaths in the sub-district, 116, as
before stated, occurred in the Workhouse, 20 between the
ages of 70 and 80, and 11 between the ages of 80 and 90.
INFANT MORTALITY, PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO DEATHS.
The mortality of children between birth and 10 years
of age, has been, as usual, high, amounting to 342, and
constituting therefore considerably more than one half of
the total number of deaths from all causes. There have
been 1140 Births, 616 males and 524 females, presenting
the large excess of 571 Births over Deaths, which excess
gives, of course, the natural increase of the population. This
excess is 100 more than in 1863, and larger than any
previous year within my recollection.
SICKNESS AND MORTALITY AMONG THE OUT-DOOR POOR.
Table V. in the appendix exhibits the nature and amount
of sickness amongst the pauper population of the subdistrict,
compiled from the Medical Relief Books of the
Parochial Medical Officers, as well as the deaths that have
resulted from diseases and other causes, and gives the
proportion of 57 deaths in 842 cases treated.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES ADOPTED DURING THE YEAR.
AMOUNT OF SANITARY WORK PERFORMED.
The amount and kind of work executed within the subdistrict,
may be gathered from a perusal of Table VI.,
Appendix.