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In the Waterloo Road 1st, one in 40.81 died daring the year;
in Waterloo 2nd, one in 47.59 died; in Lambeth Church 1st,
one in 25.70 died: but when we deduct the deaths of Strangers in
St. Thomas's Hospital, which is in that District, the proportion
would be one dead to 35-57 living. In Lambeth Church 2nd, one
in 34.53; in Kennington 1st, one in 46.04; in Kennington 2nd,
one in 51.28; in Brixton, one in 42.50; but, deducting the
deaths of Strangers in Stockwell Hospital, which is in that District,
the proportion would be one to 47.90; and in Norwood,
40.41.
The Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, during 1874-5, are shewn
in Table 4. They amounted to 807, and, as compared with last
year, shew a decrease of 40.
The Epidemic Diseases which shew any increase, as compared
with last year, are Small Pox, Scarlet Fever, and Diphtheria; the
deaths from these three Diseases were as follow:—24 from Small
Pox, as compared with 13 last year; 12 of these were Strangers
brought to Stockwell Hospital; 202 from Scarlet Fever, as
compared with 31 in the previous Report; 13 of these were
Strangers; 44 from Diphtheria, as compared with 31 of last
year; of the 180 Deaths from Fevers (including Typhus and
Typhoid, 07 were Strangers.
Fevers, Diarrhoea, and Measles, shew a decrease, especially the
latter disease, the numbers being 55, as against 192 last year.
At Table 5 will be seen the number of cases of illness from
Contagious Diseases, attended by the Poor Law Medical Officers,
during each quarter of the year.
The total number, 527, as against 605 last year, shews a considerable
decrease. The decrease was chiefly in Measles, there
being only 19 cases, as compared with 185 the year before; there
were only 3 cases of Small Pox, as against 7. Scarlet Fever,
however, shews an increase from 37 last year to 85 this, and