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Parish of Wandsworth.
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nated with the germ of the disease, but in others no
definite history of infection could be ascertained.
21 of the cases were removed to hospital, where
three died, and of the 26 treated at home, three also
died, a total death roll of six.
The sanitary arrangements of all the houses in
which typhoid occurred, were carefully examined and
the drains tested, but in only eight of the 47 were any
sanitary defects discovered. In only two cases could
the sanitary arrangements be described as bad, while in
the other six the defects were minor ones.
Puerperal Fever,
Four cases were notified and these all died.
All the usual precautions were taken to prevent the
spread of the disease, and the clothing of the nurse was
in every case disinfected by steam.
Erysipelas.
129 cases were notified and four deaths
resulted.
Whooping
Cough
14 deaths occurred from this disease, one of
these in an outlying institution. This is three fewer
than last year, and is 19.15 below the average for the
last ten years corrected for increase of population.
Diarrhœa.
In all 26 deaths occurred, 24 at home and
two in institutions. This is 18.7 below the corrected
decennial average. In London as a whole the fatal
cases of diarrhoea were considerably above the corrected
average. This was caused by the very high mortality
in some of the East-end districts.
Influenza.
The mortality from influenza was much
greater than in 1894, and was nearly as great as in 1892.
The numbers were, in 1892, 44 ; in 1893, 14; in 1894,