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and 39 below the corrected average. This disease appears to be
becoming prevalent in the borough, but to be at present, of a mild
type.
Whooping-Cough. - There was one death from whooping. cough, as
compared with 2, 0, and 1, in the three preceding four-weekly
periods respectively. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from
this cause were 40, and 30 below the corrected average,
Diarrhœa. — The deaths from diarrhœa were 8 (all of infante
under one year of age), as compared with 13, 35, and 22, in the three
preceding four-weekly periods respectively. In the Metropolis, as a
whole, the deaths from this cause were 319, and 154 above the
corrected average. Of, these deaths, 294 wire of children under five
years of age, including 235 under one year. The mortality from this
disease continues to be unduly high having regard to the period of
the year.
Fever. — Six cases of enteric fever were recorded (4 in North
Kensington, and 2 in South Kensington), of which 4 (3 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 0, 1, and 1, in the three preceding fourweekly
periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the deaths from this
cause were 56, and 25 below the corrected average. There were
279 eases in the Asylums Board Hospitals On the 7th inst., as compared
with 148, 190 and 278, on August 15th, September 12th, and
October 10th ; and 154 cases were admitted in the four weeks, as
compared with 87, 122, and 196, in the three preceding Four-weekly
periods. The notifications of case were 294, as compared with 159,
236, and 348, in the three preceding four-weekly periods.
Scarlet Fever.- Twenty four cases of scarlet fever were recorded
(16 in North Kensington and 8 in South Kensington), of which 18
(14 from North Kensington and 4 from South Kensington) were
removed to hospital. There were three deaths from this cause (two
of them in hospital), two of South Kensington persons and one of a
North Kensington person, as compared with 3, 0, and 1, in the three
preceding four-weekly periods. In the Metropolis, as a whole, the
deaths from this cause were 33 (and 35 below the corrected average),
as compared with 31, 29, and 23, in the three preceding four-weekly
periods. There were 1854 cases in the Asylums Board and London
Fever Hospitals on the 7th iust., as compared with 1,758, 1,772, and
1,881, on August 15th, September 12th, and October 10th; and 840
cases were admitted to the Asylums Board Hospitals in the four weeks,