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The deaths from tubercular diseases were 111, viz., 30 from mesenteric
disease, 4 from tubercular meningitis, 9 from hydrocephalus, or
water on the brain, 3 from scrofula, and 65 from consumption.
Diseases of the organs of circulation were fatal to 24 persons; of
these, 23 died from disease of the heart, and 1 from pericarditis.
The deaths from diseases of the urinary organs were 13; of these, 6
were caused by nephria or Bright's disease, 1 by vesico-vaginal fistula
and 6 by other diseases of the urinary organs.
Convulsions caused the deaths of 20 children.
There were 10 deaths from premature birth, 4 from teething, and 23
from atrophy and debility. There were 2 deaths from congenital syphilis.
A child died from want of breast milk.
The deaths of 16 persons are attributed to old age; of these, 14 were
above 80 years of age ; three of whom had reached the advanced age of 93
years. The deaths from premature decay were 2, both of which were of
persons under 70 years of age.
There were 22 deaths from mechanical violence; of these, 9 were
caused by horses and vehicles in the streets.
Burns and scalds were fatal to 5 persons.
A child, aged 11 months, died in the London Hospital from accidentally
swallowing a fish bone.
One death occurred from the effects of chloroform.
Three children were suffocated in bed.
Two persons committed suicide.
The number of inquests has been 58. In the corresponding Quarter
of last year the number was 64.
Uncertified Deaths.
The number of deaths which have not been certified by a medical
practitioner has been 6, all of which are recorded in the Spitalfields
sub-district.
The mortality of children under 5 years of age was 275. This is
47.9 per cent, of the total mortality. In the corresponding Quarter of
the previous year the rate of mortality of children under 5 was 41.0 per
cent, of the total mortality. In the Artillery sub-district the rate is
69.6 per cent.; in the Spitalfields, 65.1 per cent.; in the Mile End New
Town, 40.1 per cent.; in the Whitechapel North, C6.6 per cent.; in the
Whitechapel Church, 21.6 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields, 74.5 per
cent.; and in the Aldgate, 79.1 per cent.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the past
Quarter, 2144 new cases of illness out of the Workhouse, including 41 of
small-pox, 22 of measles, 8 of scarlet-fever, 58 of hooping-cough, 368 of