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The deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory organs, exclusive of
consumption, have been 131: of these, 70 were caused by bronchitis, 52
by pneumonia, 1 by laryngitis, 4 by pleuritis, and 4 by asthma. Consumption
was fatal to 88 persons. The deaths from other tubercular diseases
were 31; viz., 14 from mesenteric disease, 10 from tubercular meningitis,
7 from hydrocephalus or water on the brain; making a total of 119 deaths
from tubercular diseases.
Diseases of the organs of circulation were fatal to 41 persons; of these,
33 died from disease of the heart, 1 from aneurism, 2 from disease of the
veins, 1 from anaemia, and 4 from pericarditis.
The deaths from diseases of the urinary organs were 22; of these, 10
were caused by nephria or Bright's disease, 1 by diabetes, 4 by nephritis,
6 by other diseases of the kidneys, and 1 by stone in the bladder.
There were 4 deaths from syphilis, 2 of which were of children under
one year of age.
Three persons died from stricture of the urethra.
Convulsions caused the deaths of 27 children.
There were 6 deaths from premature birth, 2 from teething, and 23 from
atrophy and debility.
Two persons died in childbirth.
Three persons died from privation.
The deaths of 17 persons are attributed to old age; of these, 9 were
above 80 years of age. Five persons under 70 died from premature decay;
two of whom had only reached their 53rd year.
There were 22 deaths from mechanical violence; of these, 6 were caused
by horses and vehicles in the streets.
There were 5 deaths by manslaughter.
Burns and scalds were fatal to 7 persons. One person was accidentally
drowned.
Two persons committed suicide.
One child was suffocated in bed; and a man, aged 75, died from accidentally
choking, while eating a beef-steak.
The number of inquests has been 75. In the corresponding quarter of
last year the number was 98.
The number of deaths which have not been certified by a medical practitioner
has been 12; of these, 11 were recorded in the Spitalfields sub-district.
The mortality of children under five years of age was 206. This is 33.8
per cent, of the total mortality. In the corresponding quarter of the previous
year the rate of mortality of children under 5 years was 37.8 per cent. of the
total mortality. In the Artillery sub-district the rate is 40.0 per cent.; in the
Spitalfields, 47.3 per cent.; in the Mile End New Town, 34.1 per cent.; in
the Whitechapel North, 54.3 per cent.; in the "Whitechapel Church, 9.2 per
cent.; in the Goodman's Fields, 54.1 per cent.; and in the Aldgate, 46.7 per
cent.