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and less than 60 ; CO in persons who were above 60 but under 80, and
19 in those who were above 80 years of age.
The causes of death were varied, but by far the largest mortality was
caused by the Zymotic class, as no less than 107 were registered from
this group of diseases. Of the others, diseases of uncertain seat, dropsy,
haærmorrage, &c. caused a mortality of 13; Tubercular diseases, 62;
Diseases of the brain and nerves, 42; Affections of the heart, 19; Of the
lungs only 22; Of the digestive organs, 13; From child.birth only 2;
From premature birth no less than 20; From old age, 20; Sudden
death, 3 ; From want of breast milk, 3 ; From violent deaths, 12.
There was not one death from small.pox ; 7 happened from measles ;
20 from scarlet fever; 10 from hooping.cough; 30 from diarrhoea, and
1 from Cholera which was of a severe kind, death having occurred in 30
hours from the attack. There were bad smelling drains and an open
privy on the premises, and no other pre.disposing cause could be ascertained
for the death, as the patient was a very regular and steady man.
The number of nuisances removed by Mr. Valentine, the Inspector of
Nuisances were as follows :—
Cesspools emptied, filled up and drained into the sewer 592
Cesspools emptied 78
Horse, cow. pig and vegetable refuse removed 87
Foul and offensive drains cleansed or reconstructed 31
Other nuisances 35
Total 826
The meteorology of the Quarter was remarkable for the high temperature
of September which was 4 degrees above the average of the last
87 years. It was the hottest September during the present century, ex.
except in the years 1815 and 1818. The highest temperature recorded
during the quarter was 88 0° and the lowest 416; so tha the extreme
range was no less than 46.4°. The mean temperature was 611° or 0.1"
above that of Greenwich. The mean humidity of Hackney wss 70.1, and
of Greenwich 73.0. The amount of rain fall was less than the average.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. W. TRIPE.
Nov. 18th. 1858.