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of the Summer quarter. The Vestry, on consideration
of the circular, decided that as cases of Diarrhoea of a severe
or choleraic type were notified as English Cholera or
Choleraic Diarrhoea, and that as the parish was at that time
comparatively free from Diarrhoea, there having been onlyfour
deaths from it during the preceding six weeks, compared
with 66 during the corresponding period of the
previous year, and any abnormal increase in the character
and amount of the disease would be at once shown by the
mortality and by the returns of the District Medical Officers,
there was no occasion at that time to make application to
the Local Government Board for their approval to add
Diarrhoea to the list of notifiable diseases for the rest of
the quarter.
The only Sanitary Authorities in London who scheduled
Diarrhoea as a dangerous infectious disease were those of
St. George's, Hanover Square, St. Giles' and Holborn.
Influenza.
Thirteen deaths were directly attributed to Influenza, 12
of which occurred in the first quarter of the year. The
deaths attributed to this disease during the three previous
years numbered 39, 5!) and 47.
Other Miasmatic Diseases.
Six deaths of children under five years were ascribed to
the disease known variously as Rotheln, Epidemic Roseola
and Rubeola.
Septic Diseases.
From Septic diseases, other than Erysipelas and Puerperal
Fever, there were 7 deaths.
Venereal Diseases.
Ten deaths were attributed to these diseases, of which
8 were due to Congenital Syphilis.
CLASS lII.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Nine deaths were directly stated to be due to alcoholic
excess. Probably, if the recommendation of the Select