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tage and to the dissemination of the disease; 1596 deaths
were registered in London from Scarlet Fever.
Diphtheria caused thirty-seven deaths, and Membranous
Croup six. I have classed these diseases together, as they are
regarded by many observers as identical—the term Diphtheria
however being now the more frequently employed.
On reference to Table I., it will be seen that the number of
cases of sicknesS from Diphtheria was 136, and Croup 12,
an enormous increase upon the records for the preceding year,
the numbers then being, Diphtheria 45, Croup four. The
deaths during the same period were, from Diphtheria 16,
Croup two.
The number of deaths ascribed to Diphtheria in London,
amounted to 3265, being by far the largest number ever recorded
for the Metropolis under this heading, and there can be but
little doubt that to the prevalence of this disease may be
ascribed the inability of the Asylums Board Managers to find
accommodation for all the cases of Scarlet Fever requiring
isolation.
Fever.—Under the head of Fever 15 deaths were registered,
13 being ascribed to Enteric or Typhoid Fever and two to
Puerperal Fever. Of the Enteric Fever seven of the deaths
took place in institutions outside the parish, three in the City
Road Sub-Registration District, two in the Whitecross Street
District, and one in the Finsbury District.
The Sickness Returns indicate in all 33 cases of Fever—80
being due to Enteric, two to Puerperal, and one to Continued
Fever.
The death returns for the Metropolis under the head of
Fever are not as favourable as during the preceding year—the
figures being for 1893, 719, and for 1892, 467 respectively.
Whooping Cough.—Forty deaths were certified as due to
this cause, a number greatly in excess of the previous year,
when 29 only were registered. In the Metropolitan area,
however, there has been a marked decrease in the deaths from
this cause during the last three years, the figures respectively
being for 1891, 2876, for 1892, 2477, and for 1893, 2330.