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District.
since the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act came into
force in 1890.
Small Pox.—It is satisfactory to record that no death and
only one case of this disease occurred. In 1893 there
were 29 cases. The district was more fortunate than
London as a whole, for the total number of cases in the
Metropolis in 1894,was 1,192, compared with 2,813 in 1893.
Small pox has,however,been more prevalent this year on the
North than on the South of the Thames, but, considering its
wide distribution in 1893, it is a matter for great satisfaction
that the disease has been so rapidly reduced in proportions.
Scarlet Fever.—19 deaths were caused by scarlet fever,
12 at the isolation hospitals and 7 at their homes
— if the 50 outside deaths at the Fountain Hospital are
eliminated. The number in 1893 was 67. The number
notified was 675 against 1,256 last year Thus the epidemic
of 1893 has to a great extent disappeared though not
altogether. The figures for the whole of London show a
drop from 36,901 in 1893 to 18,440 in 1894. The number
removed to the isolation hospitals was 379, or 56.3 per
cent. of the whole. The mortality per cent. of those removed
was 31 and of those remaining at home 2.7.
The difficulty mentioned in our last report of getting
scarlet fever patients promptly removed to hospitals was
not experienced in 1894, there being plenty of beds available
for the fever cases.
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.—There were 343
cases reported, as against 431 in the previous year. The
deaths were 87 (neglecting 52 deaths at the Fountain
Hospital) 52 at home and 35 in the hospitals. The
mortality was 25.3 per cent. There were 130 cases
removed to hospital, or 37.9 per cent of the whole.
Though the number notified is less than in 1893 it is