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In the corresponding quarter of last year 4 children were suffocated in
bed.
Two deaths are recorded by manslaughter
The number of inquests has been 78. In the corresponding quarter of
last year the number was 96.
Uncertified Deaths.
The deaths which have not been certified by a medical practitioner
have been 13 ; of these, 10 are recorded in the Spitalfields sub-district.
Mortality of Young Children.
The mortality of children under five years of age Mas 217. This is
33.7 per cent, of the total mortality. In the corresponding quarter of the
previous year the rate of mortality of children under five was 27.0 per cent.
of the total mortality. In the Artillery sub-district, the rate is 46.6 per
cent.; in the Spitalfields, 61.0 per cent. ; in the Mile End New Town, 25.2
per cent.; in the Whitechapel North, 57.1 per cent.; in the Whitecliapel
Church, 12.2 per cent.; in the Goodman's Fields, 47.3 per cent.; and in the
Aldgate, 39.6 per cent.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the quarter,
1,062 new cases of illness out of the "Workhouse ; including 39 of measles,
9 of scarlet-fever, 9 of hooping-cough, 13 of diarrhoea, 48 of febricula, 15
of fever, and 5 of erysipelas. In the corresponding quarter of the previous
year the number of pauper cases of illness was 1387 ; including 1 of
measles, 2 of scarlet-fever, 23 of hooping-cough, 16 of diarrhoea, 78 of
febricula, 9 of fever, 1 of puerperal fever, and 13 of erysipelas.
The total number of cases of illness in the Workhouse has been 658,
including 2 of measles, 7 of diarrhoea, 25 of febricula, 62 of rheumatic
fever, and 5 of erysipelas. In the corresponding quarter of the previous
year the total number of cases in the Workhouse was 802, including 2 of
hooping-cough, 14 of diarrhoea, and 38 of febricula.
Meteorology of Greenwich.
The Returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in the
Metropolis during the quarter has been 2.80 inches. During the corresponding
quarter of last year the rain-fall was 5.73 inches. The mean temperature
of the air was 41.6°. In the corresponding quarter of last year the
mean temperature was 39.5°. The coldest days during this quarter were
Friday, the 6th February, Wednesday, 11th February, and Wednesday, the
11th March, when the thermometer indicated respectively 24.1°, 21.0°, and
22.6°. In the corresponding quarter of the previous year the greatest
degree of cold was on Tuesday, the 25th February, when the thermometer
indicated 25.0°.