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out the metropolis was 19.6 per 1,000. Of the deaths, 456 were of
children under one year, and 300 were of persons of 60 years and
upwards.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Three hundred and sixty deaths were attributed to diseases of this
class, being at the rate of 23.3 per cent. of the total number of deaths as
against 18.82 per cent. last year. The increase is due to the recent
epidemic of scarlet fever, viz.:—
Smallpox 0
Measles 88
Scarlet Fever 106
Diphtheria 17
Whooping Cough 30
Typhoid Fever 20
Diarrhœa 97
Cholera 2
I shall refer to these diseases more fully further on.
One hundred and seven inquests were held during the year; 43 were
certified as from violence. I append a list of inquests marked "C."
Three-hundred and fifty-four deaths occurred in public institutions, and
eight were registered as uncertified. Of the deaths in public institutions
219 occurred in the Fulham Workhouse, and 135 in the Western
Hospital.
The birth rate throughout the metropolis was equal to 31.7 per 1,000,
and the death rate 19.6 per 1000. In the three preceding years the
death rate was 20.4, 19.8 and 19.9 respectively.
The Mean Temperature of the air throughout the year was:—
First Quarter 37.3
Second Quarter 51.0
Third Quarter 61.0
Fourth Quarter 41.3
WATER SUPPLY.
The Water Supply of the parish is drawn from the Chelsea Water
Works Company and the West Middlesex Water Works Company; and,
according to the report of Dr. Frankland, the Public Analyst for the
water supply of the metropolis, it is most satisfactory.
WORK DONE BY SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The accompanying table marked "A" shows the work done by the
Sanitary Inspectors in their respective districts, and the distribution of
infectious diseases in each district.