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114 deaths occurred in the Hospital; whilst the year before, 30
deaths were registered in the District, and 72 in the Hospital.
Small Pox. Only one death was recorded in the District,
and 2 in the Hospital, whilst 53 cases were reported under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, against 9 for the previous
year.
Fever. This term includes Typhus, Typhoid or Enteric,
Simple, Continued and ill-defined forms of Fever, to which only 10
deaths were referred to in the District during the year, and 14
deaths occurred in the Hospital, and 86 cases were reported
under the Act.
Cholera made its appearance during the months of August
and September, at Hull and Grimsby, and was carried from thence
to different places in Yorkshire Lancashire, Derbyshire, and
Lincolnshire. In London, a number of suspicious cases were
notified, but only 4 proved to be true Cholera, 1 in Westminster,
1 in Fulham, 1 in Lambeth, and 1 in Southwark. I am glad to
say there were none in Deptford. All severe cases of Diarrhoea
occurring among the sick poor were, by the courtesy of the District
Poor Law Medical Officers, reported to me and carefully
investigated.
Measles. Seventy deaths were registered in the District during
the year, as against 54 and 23 for the two preceding years; 5
deaths occurred in the Hospital.
Whooping Cough was the cause of 64 deaths, and 63 the
previous year.