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Parish of Wandsworth.
The case mortality from the two above diseases combined was
17 per cent., which may be considered very low.
Enteric Fever. 41 cases were notified with 6 deaths, 12 cases were
removed to Hospital where 1 died, while of the 29 treated at home
5 died. This disease shows a fractional increase as compared with
1893, but there were fewer deaths. 10 of the 41 notifications were
received in the month of December, at which time it was veryprevalent
all over the metropolis. Many of the cases occurred in
adults engaged in the City, and in none of their homes could any
insanitary conditions be detected.
Puerperal Fever, 12 cases were notified with 6 deaths. In every case
notified the nurse was duly warned not to attend other cases for 4
weeks, and where possible the clothing worn by the nurse was disinfected
by steam.
Erysipelas. The number of cases notified was 134 as compared
with 194 last year. Experience hi.s uot shown good grounds for
the continuance of this among the notifiable diseases. 10 deaths
resulted, 3 of these being of infants under 1 year.
^ Cough? 17 deaths were registered as occurring from this, 5'2
below the corrected decennial average.
Dian-hoca. 24 deaths occurred from this, 17'9 below the decennial
average. The low average temperature of last summer was
doubtless the reason why the number of deaths was so much under
the decennial average. 19 of the deaths occurred in infants under
1 year.
Influenza. This was not so prevalent during 1894. 13 deaths
were registered as being due to it, as against 14 in 1893, and 44 in
1892. The deaths from respiratory diseases also show a marked
diminution.