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periods respectively. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from
this cause were 142, and 29 above the corrected average.
Diarrhœa. —The deaths from diarrhœa were 23, as compared with
4, 5, and 10, in the three preceding four-weekly periods respectively.
In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from this cause were 637,
and 422 below the corrected average. Of the 637 deaths from this
cause in the Metropolis, 610 were of children under five years of
age, 527 of them in the first year of life. All save one of the 23
deaths in Kensington were of children under five, 18 of them being
less than one year of age.
Fever.—Four cases of enteric fever were recorded (2 in North
Kensington, and 2 in South Kensington), of which 2 (1 from North
Kensington and 1 from South Kensington) were removed to hospital.
There was one death from this cause (at home) of a North Kensington
person, as compared with 1, 2, and 2, in the three preceding fourweekly
periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from this
cause were 47, and 8 below the corrected average. There were 303
cases in the Asylums Board Hospitals on the 6th inst., as compared
with 146, 236, and 295, on June 14th, July 12th, and August 9th;
and 173 cases were admitted in the four weeks, as compared with
117, 176, and 200, in the three preceding four-weekly periods. The
notifications of cases were 324, as compared with 212, 318, and 356,
in the three preceding four-weekly periods.
Scarlet Fever.—Twenty-six cases of scarlet fever were recorded (21
in North Kensington and 5 in South Kensington), of which 24 (20
from North Kensington and 4 from South Kensington) were removed
to hospital. There was one death from this cause (in hospital) of a
North Kensington person, as compared with no death in the three
preceding four-weekly periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the
deaths from this cause were 45 (and 27 below the corrected average),
as compared with 43, 40, and 46, in the three preceding four-weekly
periods. There were 2,713 cases in the Asylums Board and London
Fever Hospitals on the 6th inst., as compared with 2,347, 2,352, and
2,591, on June 14th, July 12th, and August 9th; and 1,227 cases
were admitted to the Asylums Board Hospitals in the four weeks,
as compared with 1,191, 1,181, and 1,408, in the three preceding
four-weekly periods. The notifications of cases were 1,412, as compared
with 1,389, 1,363, and 1,598, in the three preceding four-weekly
periods.
Diphtheria.—Seven cases of diphtheria were recorded (3 in North
Kensington and 4 in South Kensington), of which 7 (3 from North