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Act. There were for scarlet fever or scarlatina
612, typhus 3, enteric fever 57, continued fever 2,
puerperal fever 6, diphtheria 67, membranous
croup 21, erysipelas 152, and cholera 1. It is
interesting to note that the 612 cases of scarlet
fever did not cause more than 30 deaths, of which
12 only took place in the parish. From the 57
cases of enteric fever there were 10 deaths, of
which 7 occurred in Bermondsey and 3 in the
hospitals. Of the 67 cases reported as diphtheria
8 of the patients died in Bermondsey and 11 in
hospitals. From the 21 cases of membranous
croup there were only 4 deaths, and from 152
reported as erysipelas only 7 deaths appear in the
returns of mortality. Whether these figures indicate
that diseases of this kind have occurred in an
Unusually mild form, or whether they point to
remarkable skill in the treatment of diseases which
were formerly believed to be of a dangerous character,
I am unable to determine.
The receipt of these notices has led to the more
prompt and general disinfection of premises where
infectious diseases prevailed, and has also led to
the discovery of sanitary defects which might not
otherwise have been discovered.
DEATHS IN OUTLYING INSTITUTIONS.
Until the present year we have had no information
concerning the deaths of parishioners outside
the limits of the parish. The number, variety, and