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A reference to the table shows that of the total number
78 were due to natural causes and 96 to violence. Of
the latter 72 were accidental, 14 were suicidal, 4 homicidal,
and in 6 open verdicts were returned.
The number of deaths in which the
Uncertified Deaths.
cause was not certified by medical
testimony, but in which the Coroner did not deem an
inquest necessary, was 58; as compared with 72 in
1884 and 48 in 1883.
Of the 58, 19 occurred in East Battersea; 17 in
West Battersea, 14 in Streatham, 8 in Wandsworth,
and none in Putney or Clapham.
The nature, amount, and fatality of
Sickness & Mortality
among the sickness that occurred among the
Parochial Poor. parochial poor in the ^ several subdistricts
are set forth in Table III.
(Appendix, page 114), which forms a valuable index of
the sickness occurring in the District generally. The
total number of cases coming under treatment was
3218, as compared with 2637 in the previous year.
The proportion of deaths to cases under treatment
was only 3.7 percent, being 1.3 less than in 1884.
Meteorology A reference to Table V. in Appendix
of the Year. will shew the general characters of
the climate during 1885. The rainfall was somewhat
below the average, as was likewise the mean temperature.
In the following table the number of weekly deaths
from Diarrhoea in the whole Metropolis are compared
with the mean weekly temperature and rainfall, during
the weeks in which Diarrhoea was most prevalent, in
order to bring out the relationship between the
prevalence of this disease, and a high mean temperature
and deficient rainfall,