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10. The deaths of children under five were 82, including 52
under one year. Seventy-two persons died at 60 and upwards.
The mean temperature was 43.7, and 0.2 above the
average (43.5).
In the thirteenth and last period (49th—52nd weeks,
December 6th, 1891, to January 2nd, 1892) the death.rate
further rose to 244 per 1000: it was 6.8 above the average
(17.6), but 0.6 below the Metropolitan rate (25.0), this being
2.7 above the decennial average (22.3). The death.rate in the
four consecutive weeks was ll.9, 18.8, 212, and 45.6. The
rate in the Metropolis in the fourth (52nd) week was 42.0 per
1000. This exceptionally high rate was due in great measure
to dense fogs and low temperature, buc it was also attributable
in part to the delay in registration, which occurs when,
as in 1891, Christmas Day and the Bank Holiday which
follows it, come at the end of a week. The Registrar.General,
however, stated that by taking the two weeks together the
mean rate was 32.0 per 1000, and higher than the mean rate
in two consecutive weeks in any part of the preceding ten
years, with the single exception of January, 1890: the rate
in Kensington (33.4) was the highest on record. The deaths
were 312 in number in the four weeks, and 87 above the corrected
average. The deaths from the principal zymotic
diseases were 24, and 2 above the average, including whooping.cough
10, measles 6 (the highest number recorded in
1891), enteric fever 4, diphtheria 2, and scarlet fever 1. The
deaths from the diseases of the respiratory organs rose (from
69) to 132 (the largest total in the year), including bronchitis
102, and pneumonia 17. Eighty.three of the deaths from
bronchitis were registered in the last two weeks of the period
in question. The deaths of children under five were 85, including
44 under one year. No fewer than one hundred and
seventeen persons died at 60 and upwards. The mean temperature
was 39.4, and l.0 above the average.