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212 deaths occurred in the Parish at and above 60; 128 extra
parochial.
17 deaths arose from violence.
116 inquest deaths were registered in the year, 41 more than
in the preceding year; 19 extra-parochial inquests were held upor
parishioners.
In 20 large English towns the mortality in 1892 was 20:—In
London, 20; Brighton, 19; Portsmouth, 18; Norwich, 20; Ply;
mouth, 18; Bristol, 19; Wolverhampton, 21; Birmingham, 2;
Leicester, 18; Nottingham, 18; Liverpool, 24; Manchester, 23;
Salford, 24; Oldham, 22: Bradford, 18; Leeds, 19; Sheffield, 20;
Hull, 19; Sunderland, 20; and Newcastle-on-Tyne, 19.
In Edinburgh the mortality was 19; in Glasgow, 22; and in
Dublin, 29 per 1,000.
Slaughter-houses.—These were inspected by the Sanitary
Committee and myself on September 26th, prior to licensing. There
were 4 in the Upper Wards, and 5 in the Lower; and were kept by
9 butchers. They were found in good order, and no complaints
were made of them during the year by the neighbours.
Cow-houses.—These were inspected at the same time as the
Slaughter-houses. There were 5 in each district, and were kept by
the same number of cow-keepers. They were in very good order,
and the animals were fine and healthy; the cows were 42 in the
Upper Wards, and 54 in the Lower.
Bake-houses.—These were inspected twice in the year, viz.
in May and December. They were 54 in number—27 in each
district.
Notification of Infectious Diseases.—741 notices
of Infectious disease were made in the year :—4 of Small Pox; 370
of Scarlet Fever; 127 of Diphtheria; 48 of Typhoid Fever; 170
of Erysipelag; 19 of Membranous Croup; and 3 of Puerperal
Fever. This is 90 more than in the preceding year, when the
notifications were 651,