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ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Of the notifiable Zymotic diseases, 323 cases, comprising 1 of
Small-pox, 165 of Scarlet Fever, 24 of Enteric Fever, 79 of Diphtheria
and Membranous Croup, 1 of Puerperal Fever, 41 of Erysipelas, and 12
of Chicken-pox, were notified during the year, with a mortality of 16;
while Whooping Cough, Measles, and Epidemic Diarrhœa, to which
notification does not apply, contributed 27 deaths.
It should be noted, however, that the Order of the London County
Council, making Chicken-pox a notifiable disease, was only in operation
during the year from 1st to 7th January, thus accounting for the small
number of cases notified.
The total mortality from all the Zymotic diseases was 43, representing
a Zymotic death rate of 0.50 per 1000 of the population, as compared
with 62, or 0.74 per 1000 of the population in 1902.
The mortality from the 7 principal Zymotic diseases was 42,
representing a death rate of 0.49 per 1000 of the population. The
mortality from the 7 principal Zymotic diseases in 1902 was 58, and the
death rate was 0.69 per 1000 of the population.