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well, or six less than it did in 1887. Of these, 49 occurred in
the Parish, and the remainder in hospitals outside the Parish.
Like scarlet fever, it was chiefly fatal in the first and last
quarters. Three of the deaths belonged to Dulwich, 28 to
Camber well, 15 to Peckham, and 17 to St. George's.
The deaths from fever, mainly, of course, enteric fever,
amounted to 31, of which 13 occurred in the first quarter.
16 of the total number belonged to Peckham. The number
of deaths is smaller by 10 than that recorded in the previous
year.
One death from small-pox occurred in the first quarter
of the year. In the year before there were none; in the year
before that, two.
Deaths from tubercular diseases amounted to 619. In
1887, 564 such deaths were recorded; in the previous year,
657.
To sum up, I am justified in saying, that the mortality of
the Parish has been unusually low during the year, that on
the whole there has been no undue prevalence or fatality of
zymotic diseases; and that the year has been remarkably
healthy.
The sanitary work of the Parish, during the year ending
March 25th, 1889, has, on the whole, been going on satisfactorily;
but unfortunately one of the Inspectors, Mr.
McKay, who for several years past had suffered from
bronchitis during the winter months, was for a time incapacitated,
and had finally to give up his appointment,
and another Inspector, who for some years had done good
work, became incompetent, and had to be discharged. These
unfortunate occurrences necessarily disarranged the work