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The number of deaths registered from the Zymotic diseases
amounted to 233, as compared with 211 and 257 for the two
preceding- years.
The average deaths from Zymotic diseases was 2.0 per 1,000
persons living, as compared with 1.89 and 2.32 for the previous
two years, for England and Wales 1.46, for the 76 great towns
1.89, and that for the County of London 1.76.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The number of Notifications received during the year, under
the provisions of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, was
1,184, as compared with 2,456 and 1,116 for the two previous
years, the large increase during the year 1902 was due to the
fact that Chicken-pox was made a notifiable disease during that
year; this has now been cancelled, January 6th, 1903. Table
No. 10 gives a detailed account of the Notification cf Infectious
Diseases during the year and the number of cases notified in
each district and those removed to hospital from each district.
SMALL=POX.
Only two cases were reported in the Borough during the year,
one on June 9th, male, aged 42, from a common lodging-house ;
patient had been vaccinated in childhood : there was no history
as to source of infection. The other a female aged 34; this
patient had been several times to the Small-pox hospital ships
at Long Reach to visit a patient, the last time, June 5th. She
refused on each occasion to be re-vaccinated, and was admitted
herself as a patient on June 8th, suffering from Small-pox ;
she was vaccinated in childhood. During the outbreak of
Small-pox for the year 1902 the number of cases notified in the
Borough was 143 with a death-roll of 34.
CHICKEN-POX.
This disease was made a notifiable disease in London on
February 7th, 1902, under Section 50 (5) of the Public Health
(London) Act. 1891, and cancelled January 6th, 1903 ; during the
year under consideration 46 cases were notified.