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215
Deaths in St. James's during the year 1891 418
In outlying institutions, among persons from
St. James's, there were reported deaths 123
541
Deduct deaths of Non-Parishioners:—
Dying in the Union-House 42
Dying in the Throat Hospital 6
48
Net mortality of St. James's for the year 1891 493
Of Zymotic disease 122 cases came under notice during
the year. Of these 122 cases, 66 were Scarlet Fever, 18
were Typhoid, 18 were Diphtheria, 15 were Erysipelas, 3
were Croup, 1 Small Pox, and 1 Puerperal Fever. Of these
122 cases, 80 were removed out of the Parish, 78 to
Hospitals, and 2 to their own homes; 42 of the 122 cases
were not removed.
During the year 1891, 33 bodies were removed into the
Mortuary. In several cases bodies were removed from the
presence of families living in a single room. Two bodies
were removed from the Union-House. Twenty-two inquests
have been held upon bodies lying in the Mortuary, and 19
post-mortem examinations for judicial purposes have been
made in the Examination Room adjoining the Mortuary.