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The deaths occurring under the head of zymotic diseases in
the parish of Christchurch were: measles 5, whooping cough 10,
typhoid fever 2, diarrhoea 6, scarlet fever 18, croup 3, syphilis 2,
small-pox 1, rheumatism 1, erysipelas 1, pyœmia 1. And in the
parish of St. Saviour, measles 6, whooping cough 11, typhoid
fever 1, diarrhœa 14, scarlet fever 12, croup 1, erysipelas 1,
puerperal fever 1, small-pox 5, and rheumatism 2.
Thirty cases of small-pox and twelve of scarlet fever were
removed to the Small-pox and Fever Hospitals at Stock well,
Fulham, Deptford, and Homerton. All these cases were promptly
removed when the nature of the disease was disclosed, and the
houses and all bed-linen were thoroughly disinfected. In eight
instances the beds and bed-linen were destroyed, and replaced at
your expense.
In Christchurch there were 13 deaths from violence, and in
St. Saviour's 16. 22 inquests were held in Christchurch, and 25
in St. Saviour's.
Twenty-seven bodies were conveyed to the Mortuary during the
year. A large proportion were those who had been drowned in
the River Thames.
In November I was requested by the Sanitary Committee to
report on the working of the Registration Act of 1874 relative to
uncertified causes of death, which compulsorily enacts, in Section
20, as follows, and the subject is of sufficient interest to be
mentioned in this Report:—
" All registered practitioners shall furnish, for registration purposes, certificates
setting forth the causes of the deaths of the patients they have attended
during their last illness."