View report page

2
The developmental diseases of infancy and old age were much more fatal than
in 1863. There were more violent deaths, but fewer from suicide. The
Miasmatic diseases, which are usually most fatal in unhealthy years, were
fatal to a much smaller number than in 1863, 1100 instead 1253 ; but this
number was higher than the average of six years. The total number of
deaths from all causes during the year was 5308, which were thus distributed :

From Small Pox the deaths numbered 14, 12 of which occurred in Kentish
Town Sub-district. Three cases were in vaccinatcd persons, in three cases no
information was obtained as to vaccination, and eight were in non-vaccinated
persons.
Measles was fatal to 140 children ; this is a high mortality from that disease.
Scarlatina caused no fewer than 232 deaths ; a large number, though not so
high as in 1863. The average annual mortality from Scarlatina in 9 previous
years was 225.
Diphtheria appears as the cause of 64 deaths. This disease appears to be
now naturalised amongst us ; it caused 74 deaths in 1863, 68 in 1862, 51 in
1861, 34 in 1860, 51 in 1859, and 47 in 1858; before that year it had not
appeared on the register as a cause of death.