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24. There were 95 cases which went to Hospital, of whom
13 died, and 15 cases which were treated at home, of which 2
died. Thus the death-rate was 13.6 both at hospital and home.
The gross case death-rate was far the lowest in the last
seven years.
25. There were 49 cases and 11 deaths in the first quarter
of the year; 14 cases and 3 deaths in the second quarter; 21
cases and no deaths in the third quarter, and 26 cases and 1
death in the fourth quarter. Thus besides being more prevalent,
the disease was also much more fatal in the first
quarter.
26. Per 1,000 population there were 1.7 cases. The deathrate
per 1,000 population was 0.24 in Plumstead and 0 39 in
London. Only six areas had a lower rate than Plumstead.
27. The following are the rates per 1,000 population of all
cases occurring in the several wards:—East, 3.4; NorthEast,
2.3; North-West, 2.2; South East and South, 1.7;
North, 1.5; West and South-West, 0.7.
The only way in which these rates resemble those of 1897,