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Measles. —There was no death from measles, as compared with
1, 0, and 0, in the three preceding four-weekly periods respectively.
In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from this cause were 267,
and 27 above the corrected average.
Whooping-Cough. —The deaths from whooping-cough were 15, as
compared with 2, 16, and 26, in the three preceding four-weekly
periods respectively. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from
this cause were 204, and 26 below the corrected average.
Diarrhoea.—The deaths from diarrhœa were 2, as compared with
1, 5, and 1, in the three preceding four-weekly periods respectively.
In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from this cause were 82,
and 30 above the corrected average.
Fever. —Six cases of enteric fever were recorded (4 in North
Kensington and 2 in South Kensington), of which 5 (4 from North
Kensington and 1 from South Kensington) were removed to hospital.
There was one death from this cause (at the Borough Infirmary) of a
North Kensington person, as compared with 3, 0, and 2, in the three
preceding four-weekly periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the
deaths from this cause were 20, and 15 below the corrected average.
There were 99 cases in the Asylums Board Hospitals on the 28th
March, as compared with 210, 172, and 125, on January 3rd, January
31st, and February 28th ; and 61 cases were admitted in the four
weeks, as compared with 119, 86, and 51, in the three preceding fourweekly
periods. The notifications of cases were 108, as compared
with 227, 175, and 129, in the three preceding four-weekly periods.
Scarlet Fever.—Thirty-three cases of scarlet fever were recorded
(26 in North Kensington and 7 in South Kensington), of which 26
(22 from North Kensington and 4 from South Kensington) were
removed to hospital. There was one death from this cause (at home)
of a South Kensington person, as compared with 2, 0, and 0, in the
three preceding four-weekly periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole,
the deaths from this cause were 26 (and 20 below the corrected
average), as compared with 42, 37, and 31, in the three preceding
four-weekly periods. There were 1,756 cases in the Asylums Board
and London Fever Hospitals on March 28th, as compared with
2,378, 2,019, and 1,851, on January 3rd, January 31st, and February
28th ; and 857 cases were admitted to the Asylums Board Hospitals
in the four weeks, as compared with 970, 869, and 837, in the three
preceding four-weekly periods. The notifications of cases were 990,
as compared with 1,151, 1,031, and 943, in the three preceding fourweekly
periods.