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Deaths
The total number of deaths registered as belonging
to the District was 147, giving a death rate of 10.1
per thousand, 43 of these deaths were of residents who
died outside the District and 4 were of non-residents,
making a nett number of deaths belonging to the District
of 143, and a nett death's rate of 9.9. This compares
very favourably with the deaths rate of the past five
years for the District.The registrar-General gives
the death rate of England and Wales as 12,1? 96 Great
Towns, 12,3; 148 Smaller towns,11.3, London, 12,4, but
in such comparisan One must bear in mind that the death
rate 9.9 is not Corrected for the age and sex distribution
and until the Census reports are available showing the
number of deaths in England and wales under the various
age and sex groups used in table 3, such correcotion
cannot be applied. The correcting factor varies slightly
at each census. The only available factor is based on
the inter-genral year 1891-1901, which is to old to be
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
The total number of notifications received under
the notifications acts and the various Orders made under
section 130 of the public health act 170.
DYSENTARY.
Those numbered 19 and all occurred in the mental
hospital. Those cases were of the type that ordinarily
oocur In a metal hospital and should be differentiated
from the Dysentery which oceurd in tropical and
sub -tropical regions.
ENOSTHALISIS ????.
Two cases were notified, both in the south and
but no connection between them could be traced.Both
were children, fhe girl was removed to southgate. Hospital
and safe a good recovery. The boy was too ill for removal
to hospital and the case -proved rapisly fatal. A report
on each case was prepared with the assistance of the
notifying practitioner and forwarded to the iniatry
of health.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Sight cases were notified, six of which occurred in
the Asylun. One oocurred in the south ?? and was removed
to hospital, he made a good recovery. Not history of the
source of infection could be traced. One case occurred
in the North ward, a girl who contracted the disease whilst
on holiday. She was treated at home and made a good
recovery. The widal test in this case proved positive.