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Deaths not Certified.—I am glad to be able to report
a marked decrease in the number of persons who
die and are buried without a certificate of the cause
of death. Such were but four—three of infants, who
lived but a few hours, and one an adult male; this is
satisfactory, as nothing can be more reprehensible than
the consigning to the grave of persons simply on information
given to the Registrars, as has been the case for
years past.
Disease and Mortality amongst the Union Poor.—
The number of cases which came under treatment were
260—101 being males and 159 females. On reference
to Table VI., Appendix, will be found the nature of the
various diseases. Small Pox shows a decrease, the
epidemic which has been raging this year not then
having reached us. The cases of Diarrhoea were but 11,
and those of Fevers 4, against 8 in 1879. Lung Diseases
were 66 ; Violence, 4 ; other Diseases, consisting principally
of Rheumatism, Brain, and Nerves, &c., were 150.
There was one case of child-bed Fever, attended by a
midwife, which proved fatal.
Looking at the small amount of epidemic disease,
and indeed the smallness of the entire number of cases,
the poor of the district must have been very healthy
daring the year.
Of the 260 cases there were 11 deaths, which give
a rate of 4.2 per cent.
Vaccination.— Return made February 7th, 1881.,
by Mr. Payne, Vaccination Officer, respecting the vaccination
of children whose births were registered in the
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