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There were 36 deaths from mechanical violence ; of these, 7 were caused
by horses and vehicles in the streets. In the corresponding quarter of last
year the deaths from mechanical violence were 29, including 8 caused by
horses and vehicles in the streets.
One death by manslaughter is recorded.
Burns and scalds were fatal to 4 persons. Three persons committed
suicide. Eight children were suffocated in bed.
A man, aged 35, was suffocated by a piece of meat sticking in his
throat.
Three women died in childbirth.
The number of inquests has been 68. In the corresponding quarter of
last year the number was 87.
Uncertified Deaths.
The deaths which have not been certified by a medical practitioner have
been 18 ; of these, 11 were recorded in the Spitalfields sub-district.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under five years of age was 187. This is 34.7
per cent. of the total mortality. In the corresponding quarter of the previous
year the rate of mortality of children under 5 was 35.9 per cent. of the total
mortality. In the Artillery sub-district the rate is 40.0 per cent.; in the
Spitalfields, 60.3 per cent. ; in the Mile End New Town, 29.4 per cent ; in
the Whitechapel North, 56.7 per cent.; in the Whitechapel Church, 14.2
per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields, 52.9 per cent.; and in the Aldgate, 44.4
per cent.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended during the last quarter
1143 new cases of illness out of the Workhouse; including 1 of smallpox,
G of measles, 6 of scarlet-fever, 40 of hooping-cough, 22 of diarrhoea,
109 of febricula, 55 of fever, and 5 of erysipelas. In the corresponding
quarter of the previous year the number of pauper cases of illness was 1151;
including 26 of small-pox, 31 of measles, 3 of scarlet-fever, 29 of hoopingcough,
30 of diarrhoea, 79 of febricula, 4 of fever, and 10 of erysipelas.
The total number of cases of illness in the Workhouse has been 588, including
6 of hooping-cough, 11 of diarrhoea, and 34 of febricula. In the
corresponding quarter of the previous year the total number in the Workhouse
was 486; including 1 of fever, 3 of measles, 2 of hooping-cough,
68 of diarrhoea, and 24 of febricula.
Meteoeology of Greenwich.
The Returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the quarter has been 3.79 inches. During the corresponding
quarter of last year the rain-fall was 5.86 inches. The mean temperature
of the air was 50.7°. In the corresponding quarter of last year the
mean temperature was 52.6°. The hottest days during the quarter were
Saturday, the 21st June, Sunday, 22nd June, and Friday, 27th June