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170 deaths occurred in the parish at and above 60.
58 deaths arose from violence.
132 inquests were held in the year; 42 more than in the
preceding year.
In 20 large towns the mortality per 1,000 was:—in London,
19.8; Brighton, 18.9; Portsmouth, 17.8; Norwich, 19.3;
Plymouth, 20.1; Bristol, 18.1; Wolverhampton, 24.4; Birmingham,
20.3; Leicester, 17.2; Nottingham, 19; Liverpool,
28.8; Manchester, 25.2; Salford, 25.6: Oldham, 22; Bradford,
19.9; Leeds, 20.5; Sheffield, 20.5; Hull, 20.8; Sunderland,
21.8; and in Newcastle-on-Tyne, 20.5.
In Edinburgh the mortality was 20.7; in Glasgow, 23.5; and
in Dublin, 27.9.
Slaughter-houses.—These were inspected in October,
prior to licensing. They were 3 in the Upper Wards, and 4 in
the Lower, and were kept by 7 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. They were 4 in the Upper Wards, and 4
in the Lower, and were kept by the same number of Sowkeepers.
They were in very good order, and the animals were
fine and healthy; the cows were 51 in the Upper Wards, and 65
in the Lower.
Bake-houses.—These were inspected twice in the year,
viz.:—in June and December. They were 61 in number, clean,
and in good order.
Notification of Infectious Diseases.—625 Notices
of Infectious Disease were made in the year, excluding those
notified more than once: of Small Pox, 11; of Scarlet Fever, 317;
of diphtheria, 128; of Typhoid Fever, 60; of Continued Fever.
nil; of Erysipelas, 89; of Membranous Croup, 15; of Puerperal
Fever, 4; and 1 of Typhus Fever.