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enjoining on the public the necessity for strict attention with
regard to sanitary matters, I drafted a circular giving hints as to .
the prevention of diarrhoea, which was approved of by the
Vestry, and a copy was accordingly sent to every householder in
the parishes. This undoubtedly proved very effectual.
Whooping Cough.—During the year there were nineteen deaths
from this cause against fifteen last year, showing a slight increase.
The appended charts will show at a glance the incidence of the
three principal zymotic diseases, viz., Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
and Enteric Fever.
Of the 302 cases of infectious diseases notified, 247 were
removed to the various fever hospitals.
A list of the streets, with the number of cases of infectious
diseases occurring in such streets, is given below :—