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1899]
The increased mortality under these headings may really be
ascribed to Summer or Epidemic Diarrhoea, for without doubt they
were all more or less connected with it or with bowel disorders.
Among Diarrhœal Diseases Simple Cholera caused 16 deaths,
and Diarrhoea 220. Under Constitutional Diseases, Tabes Mesenterica
(Consumption of the Bowels) was responsible for 16 deaths,
and Tubercular Meningitis, which so often accompanies Diarrhœa
during this quarter, for 37. It is, however, among diseases of the
digestive system that the effect of bowel disturbances was most
fatal, for no less than 175 deaths were registered from Enteritis and
Gastritis, as against 16 in the first quarter, 18 in the second, and 27
in the fourth quarter.
Among the deaths from "Ill defined Causes" Marasmus and
Atrophy caused 64 deaths, or 19 more than in any other quarter.
These departures from the normal mortalities are due to atmospheric
and telluric influences, which are discussed in a later part of
the report.
Although the mortality in Islington was high yet it was not
nearly so high as that experienced in other places as will be seen by
the following figures.
England and Wales 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitants.
33 Great Towns 21.9 „ „
67 Other Large Towns 20.1 ,, ,,
London 20.1 „ „
Birmingham 24.2 „ „
Liverpool 29.9 „ ,,
Manchester 27.6 „ „
Leeds 20.1 „ ,,
Sheffield 27.4 „ „
The Encircling Districts 20.4 „ „
Islington 18.0 „ „