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85
Small-pox.— No death or illness from this disease came to my
knowledge.
Measles.—Five deaths occurred within the parish, and 1
outside.
Scarlet Fever.—No death occurred from this complaint. Five
cases were removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Hospital, and all
recovered.
Diphtheria.—Five deaths occurred from this complaint in the
Charing Cross Hospital, all non-parishioners, and 1 death of a
parishioner occurred in Hospital outside the parish.
Whooping Cough.—Eleven deaths were registered in the
parish, and 2 outside.
Fever.—This includes Typhus, Typhoid, Simple Continued
Fever, and Remittent Fever. Four deaths were attributed to this
class of malady, 2 of which were non-residents who were admitted
into the Charing Cross Hospital. One death of a parishioner
occurred in Hospital outside the parish.
Diarriœa.—Fifteen deaths were due to Diarrhoea, a number in
excess of previous years.
Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, inclusive of Consumption
destroyed 158
The deaths from all other causes, with the ages at death, will be
found fully detailed in a table further on.
Inquests.
In the year 1886, there were held 60 inquests. Subjoined are
the causes which produced death:—
Natural causes 22
Burns and Scalds 2
Suffocations — Infants when in bed with
parents 3
Hanging 3
Carried forward 30