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Births.
The births were 291, and of these 163 were
boys and 128 girls. The birth rate is therefore
22.6 per thousand.
Zymotic
Diseases.
The deaths from the principal Zymotic
diseases were 12, being 6 from whooping cough
and its sequelae, 1 from diphtheria, 1 from typhoid
fever, and 4 from diarrhoea. There was 1 death
from influenza. The Zymotic death rate is .93 per
thousand. The following are some particulars
respecting the various diseases of the Zymotic
group:—
Small pox.
No case of this disease reported.
Enteric Fever.
Two cases were notified, one of which was
removed to the hospital. The drains of the house
were found to be in an insanitary condition, and
were re-laid; but whether this was the cause of the
disease it is not easy to determine. The other case
was a fatal one, and was of short duration. The
medical attendant informs me "It was a most
marked and virulent case. Apparently no other
source than oysters eaten in London can be found
for the virus."
Epidemic
Influenza.
Was very prevalent again during February
and March, and reappeared at the end of the year.
One death is attributed to it.
Erysipelas.
Three cases, all treated at home, and all
recovered.
Scarlatina.
There were a few cases of scarlet fever in
the early part of the year, and a few more in the
late autumn; but there could be found no connection
between them, and no common cause. Of
two cases in one house the first was almost certainly
contracted at Bournemouth ; and the second, an
inmate of the house, caught it from the first patient.
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