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There are several factors associated with the high Diarrhoea
mortalities that are not under the direct influence of the Sanitary
Authority, such as poverty, improper feeding (it is always higher
among children artificially fed than those that are breast-fed),
density of population, and want of cleanliness, but organic
pollution of the soil by leakage from drains or otherwise, is a
most potent factor, which may be remedied.
Measles.—The corrected number of deaths was 63. The
annual average number for the last 10 years was 55. These
deaths were equal to a rate of 108 per 1,000 of the population,
the rate for London as a whole was .43 per 1,000 of the population.
The deaths from Zymotic Diseases numbered 206, and
correspond to a death rate of 3 54 per 1,000. The Zymotic death
rate for the whole of London was 2 56 per 1,000 of the population.
Such deaths include Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria,
Membranous Croup, Whooping Cough, Puerperal, Enteric
and Simple Continued Fevers, and Diarrhoea.
The deaths from Pulmonary Diseases numbered 260, and
correspond to a death rate of 4 5 per 1,000 of the population.
Fifty deaths were due to Senile Decay. This number
corresponds to a death rate of .85 per 1,000 of the population.
The number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age was
386. This number corresponds to an infantile mortality of 194
for every 1,000 births. The infantile mortality for London as a
whole, was 158 per 1,000 births.
During the year 754 notifications were received, of which 420
referred to Scarlet Fever, 186 to Diphtheria, 3 to Membranous
Croup, 90 to Erysipelas, 4 to Puerperal Fever, and 51 to Enteric
Fever; of these, 289 cases of Scarlet Fever, 118 cases of Diphtheria,
21 cases of Erysipelas, and 41 cases of Enteric Fever were
removed to Hospital.
For detailed information as regards ages, localities affected
etc., I beg to refer you to the tables at the end of the report