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45
Parish of Clap ham.
Diseases of the
Urinary System.
There were 19 deaths, slightly above the
average.
Premature birth,
Low Vitality, &c.
The deaths were 48 and were eight below
the average.
Old Age.
The deaths from old age on the other hand
were rather above the average.
Violence.
18 deaths were attributed to violenee, being
two above the corrected average.
Inquests.
The number held during the year was 38, and
the following were the verdicts:—
Males. Females. Total.
Natural Causes 11 6
— — 17
Accidental Found suffocated in Bed 1 2
Falls 3 1
Burns 2
Poisoning by Spirit of Salt 1
Run over 1
— — 11
Suicidal Drowning 1
Morphia Poisoning 1
Bullet wound 1
— — 3
Manslaughter Fractured Skull 1 1
Murder Newly born child 1 1
Open Verdicts Four newly born children
—Found dead 2 2
Found drowned 1
5
23 15 38
General Sanitary Proceedings.
Disinfection During year, 404 infected rooms in 336
houses were fumigated with sulphur. In
addition, the infected rooms in 10 houses were certified by