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25 [1915
Small Pox.— No death was registered from Small Pox during the year,
and only one death was recorded in the ten years 1905-14; and that occurred
in 1905..
Measles.—To this disease 153 deaths were credited, and they were 23
above the corrected decennial average of 130. The death-rate was equal to
0.48 per 1,000 of the civil population. In London the rate was 0.50 per 1,000.
Scarlet Fever—38 deaths were registered or 15 in excess of the average
(23) of;the ten preceding years, and the death-rate was 012 per 1,000; while
in London the rate was 0 07.
Diphtheria.—57 deaths were ascribed to it, as against a decennial
corrected average of 39. The death-rate was equal to 018 per 1,000 of the
civil population. The death-rate in London was 0.16.
Whooping Cough.—One hundred and three deaths, equal to a deathrate
of 0.32 per 1,000 of the civil population were attributed to it, whereas
the decennial average had been 81 deaths.
Enteric Fever—Only 5 deaths were registered during the year as
against an average of 13 deaths in the ten preceding years. The death-rate
was 0 02 per 1,000 of the civil population. In London the death-rate was 0 03.
Diarrhœal Diseases —These diseases led to 94 deaths, being 42 below
the corrected average (136) of the last ten years, and were equal to a deathrate
of 0.30 per 1,000 of the civil population, while the London death-rate
was 0.56.