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The cases of disease notified were 790 of scarlet
fever, 234 of diphtheria, 117 of erysipelas, 61 of enteric
(or typhoid) fever, 11 of puerperal fever, 8 of membranous
croup, 4 of smallpox, and 1 of continued
fever. From North Paddington, 1,015 cases were
reported as against 211 from South. The sickness.
rates were 10.97 for North, and 6.21 for South
Paddington.
The rates for all the three districts,* were in the
first quarter of last year the highest recorded in the
four years, 1893.96, whilst those for the other three
quarters, as well as for the year, were exceeded by the
rates for 1893 only. Table 7 contains full information
as to numbers of cases and rates in each quarter
of last year, and of rates for each quarter of the three
preceding years.
No official totals for London have, up to the time
of writing, been published, and those used in this
report have been obtained from the Local Government
Board's weekly returns. They are, therefore, liable
to revision, but the changes are not likely to affect
the rates to any material extent. The cases reported
in 1896 numbered 49,766, compared with an average
for 1890.95 of 43,288. Last year's total has been
exceeded once only, viz., in 1893, when 67,485 cases
were reported. The rate for last year was 11.10, 1.4
above the mean for the preceding six years, and
* " Paddington," " North Paddington," and "South Paddington."