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frequently appealed to to remove cases of erysipelas, but, as
a matter of fact, uo provision is made by the Asylums Board
for the reception of erysipelas, and general hospitals are
naturally very reluctant to receive these cases, the disease
being liable to spread with fatal rapidity in surgical wards, so
that in the long run they have to remain at home and be cared
for as best they may.
Five cases of Puerperal Fever were registered, two of
which proved fatal.
Diarrhœa was decidedly in abeyance in London, the deathrate
from this cause being considerably lower than the
average rate of the past 10 years. In Hampstead diarrhœa
and dysentery combined caused only 8 deaths against 22 for
the previous year.
In accordance with the requirements of the Local Government
Board under the Public Health Act, Tables Nos. I. and
II., annexed to this report, have been prepared. The first of
these sets forth the population, births, and number of new
cases of infectious disease which have come to my knowledge
during the year 1894, and also the number of cases removed
from their homes for treatment in isolation hospitals.
No. II. shows the deaths which have been registered in
the Parish, including also the deaths of parishioners in
hospitals and other institutions outside the sanitary district,
classified according to diseases, ages, and localities.
The total number of certificates received during 1894 was
464, and the amount paid to medical practitioners for furnishing
the certificates was £59 7s. This sum is recouped to the