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3.36, whilst in that of St. John there were only 41
deaths (10.9 per cent.), with a rate of 1.22. Among
the males of the Parish, the death-rate from this
class of diseases was 3.08, and among the females,
2.59. The corresponding rates in St. Mary's District
were 3.44 and 3.29; those for St. John's, 1.89
and 9.90.
Small-pox.—There were 3 deaths from this
disease, all being females of St. Mary's District.
The death registered in the fourth quarter took
place 18 months after the acute attack, and was
caused by disease of the joints. The death-rate
from this disease was 0.02 per 1,000, compared
with an average of 0.01 for the previous nine years.
The corrected decennial average number of cases was
1'7. One of the three deceased persons was unvaccinated, one vaccinated, and in the third case there
was no statement on the point.
Measles.—The corrected decennial average number
of deaths from this cause was 49.3, as compared
with a total of 66 last year. In St. Mary's District
there were 58 deaths, equal to 0.65 per 1,000,
and in St. John's 8, equal to a rate of 0.24. The
death-rate in the Parish from this cause was 0.54
per 1,000; that in London was 0.76. The largest
number of deaths occurred in the second quarter of
the year, and the smallest in the first. All the
deaths were in the first three age-groups, i e., under