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discovered, it would probably appear that this Protean malady
was accountable, directly or indirectly, for a number of deaths
considerably in excess of the record. There were two deaths
from stricture of the urethra.
Order 6, Septic Diseases. This order comprises Erysipelas,
Pyaemia, Septicaemia and Puerperal Fever, the total deaths
registered being 16, against 29, 35 and 28 in 1886-7-8.
Erysipelas was the cause of 8 deaths, against 7, 11 and
12, in 1886-7-8, five of them in the Town sub-district. Two of
the deaths were of children under one year of age.
Pyaemia and Septicaemia were the causes of 2 deaths in the
Town sub-district. There were 3, 7 and 7 deaths from these
causes in 1886-7-8.
Puerperal Fever was the registered cause of 6 deaths,
against 19, 17 and 9 in 1886-7-8 respectively; all of them in
the Town sub-district. Two of the deaths were of women
between fifteen and twenty-five years of age, two between
twenty-five and thirty-five, and two between thirty-five and
forty-five. In addition to these 6 deaths, 7 deaths (5
of them in the Brompton sub-district) were registered as
having occurred in " child-birth," as against 15, 13 and 10
in the three preceding years. Puerperal fever is a communicable
disease depending on " blood poisoning," whereas other
causes of death connected with child-birth, are, so to say, accidental,
e.g., hemorrhage ("flooding"). The deaths registered
as having been caused by diseases and accidents associated with
parturition (13) were equal to 3'5 per 1000 live births, against
5-8, 7-6 and 5'0 per 1000 in 1886-7-8 respectively.
Class II.—Parasitic diseases
Include Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases, four
deaths; and "Worms, Hydatids and other Animal Parasitic
Diseases," no death.