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RETURN CASES.
Daring 1896,5 instances have been noted in which
scarlet fever has followed the return of patients from
hospitals under circumstances which made it appear
that the discharged patient was the cause of the
further case or cases. Brief notes of these cases will be
found in Appendix D. The Asylums Board has been
notified of all, or almost all, the cases, and on one
occasion one of the Medical Superintendents has made
enquiries on behalf of the Board. There will always
be a suspicion that "return cases" may be due
to imperfect disinfection, until such time as the
Yestry has this work under its immediate supervision.
DEATHS.
During the 53 weeks of 1896, 2,098 deaths were
registered in the Parish, equal to an uncorrected deathrate
of 16.57 per 1,000 persons, as compared with rates
of 18.32 and 15.78 in 1895 and 1894 respectively. By
the exclusion of the deaths of non-parishioners dying
within the Parish, and the inclusion of the deaths of
parishioners registered in other parts of the Metropolis,
a total of 1,942 is obtained, equal to a rate of 15.34 per
1,000, the corresponding rates for the three years 1895,
1894, and 1893 having been 17.09, 15.06, and 17.86
respectively. These rates are what are commonly
termed " corrected," but that term would be more appropriately
applied to the rate obtained by the use of the
"factor," as will be explained later on (page 62).