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Measles.—This disease was credited with having caused 51
deaths, against 35 for the preceding year. Neither this or
the malady last treated of are among the diseases which are
compulsorily notifiable under the Public Health Act; the
degree of prevalence, therefore, can only be judged of by the
number of deaths which are ascribed to them.
It is satisfactory to note that there were only 1661 deaths
from Measles in London during the year, while during 1892
the number reached was 3393.
Influenza.—For the fourth year in succession this disease
manifested itself in the Metropolis, and although of less
intensity than during the two preceding years, a large number
of deaths were certified under the headings of Pneumonia and
Bronchitis, which were undoubtedly due to the effects of
Influenza. Ten deaths were registered as being primarily
caused by it in this Parish, and in ten others it was said to
have been a secondary cause.
Diarrhcea caused 40 deaths, of which 35 occurred to
children under five years of age. This malady also showed
a marked increase in London during the summer and autumn,
the total number of deaths recorded being 3446, against 2546
for the year 1892.
Cholera.—In consequence of the recurrence of Cholera on
the Continent the precautions taken by the Vestry against its
importation during 1892 were again had resource to. Happily
no case of a suspicious character occurred in the district,
although a large number of passengers have continued to
arrive from the Continent, and have been temporarily located
at the various hotels in Finsbury and its locality, while many
of the poorer class have gone into lodgings.
In connection with this matter I have personally visited
upwards of seventy addresses furnished by the various Port
Sanitary Authorities, "being the reported destination of
passengers arriving from the several infected ports, and have
interviewed the passengers as to their state of health in those
cases in which the addresses were correctly furnished.