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The Mortuary itself and the post-mortem
room with all its appliances are in good order,
thoroughly clean and always ready for use.
Inquests.—There were seven inquests held
during the year, and verdicts of "due to Natural
Causes" were returned in five, and to "Accident"
in two.
Zymotic Diseases.—The seven principal
zymotic diseases, with the mortality from each
during the year, were:—Small pox, 0; measles, 0;
scarlet fever, 1; whooping cough, 3; diphtheria,
0; fever (typhus, enteric, and continued), 0; diarrhoea,
1; making a total of 7 deaths from this
group. The death rate, therefore, is only 0'26,
about as low a rate as could ever be expected in
a population of this extent. The rates for various
sections of England and Wales will be seen on
the first page of this Report under the heading
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