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Whooping Cough.—The deaths from this disease show a
a considerable diminution over those for the previous year,
being 7 against 26.
Diarrhcea caused 29 deaths and was rather above our
average. This disease was in excess in London, and the
number of deaths from this cause was higher than in any
year since 1887.
Erysipelas occasioned four deaths. The total number of
cases resistered was 53 against 52 for the previous year.
Influenza.—This disease again assumed an epidemic form in
February and March, and became as fatal as the epidemics of
1891 and 1893. Altogether 50 deaths were attributed to
this cause, including primary and secondary cases. The outbreak
commenced early in the year, but it was not until the
middle of March that the epidemic assumed formidable
proportions and carried off victims from all parts of the
parish, the Adelaide and Belsize Wards being particularly
affected.
Local Diseases.—Diseases of the respiratory organs caused
124 deaths, of which 64 were caused by bronchitis, 59 by
pneumonia, and 1 by pleurisy. Diseases of the nervous
system caused 108 deaths, including 51 from apoplexy, 12
from inflammation of the brain, 20 from convulsions, 10 from
diseases of the spinal cord, 5 from epilepsy, and 1 from
insanity. Diseases of the heart proved fatal to 76, and those
of the digestive system to 59 persons, which latter class
includes 8 from peritonitis, and 11 from enteritis; whilst
diseases of the liver carried off 25, for the most part diseases
due to habits of intemperance. Diseases of the urinary