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Paddington, and 25 of South. In the first and
second quarters of the year, the deaths from this
cause numbered 83 and 24—107 for the half-year,
and in the rest of the year, 9. The death-rate
from influenza was 0.94 per 1,000 in 1895, and 0.23
in 1894.
Cholera.—There was one death certified as due
to this disease, but the post mortem and bacteriological
examinations proved that the case was not
one of true cholera. The patient's illness commenced
almost immediately after cleaning out a
foul gulley trap.
Syphilis.—There were 12 deaths during the year
from this cause—4 of males, and 8 of females. Eight
of the deceased persons were infants under 1 year
of age, 2 being boys, and 6 girls. In North Paddington
there were 10 deaths, and in South, 2.
Septic diseases.— Puerperal fever caused 7 deaths
last year, compared with a corrected decennial
average of 5.4. In the first half of the past decenuium
the deaths from this disease averaged 7.0
a year (correcting for the increase of population),
and in the second half, 4.2. 1 of the 7 deaths of last
year was not notified, and the remaining 6 were
equal to 75 per cent, of the notifications. From
erysipelas there were 7 deaths in the year, and
from pyaemia, 5. The mortality per cent, of the
notified cases of erysipelas was 4.9 at all ages, 40.0
at ages under 5 years, and 5.0 at ages above 5
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