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There were 11 deaths from scarlet fever, viz., in Greenstreet,
Robert-street, Grosvenor-square, and John's-court;
the remaining 7 happened in Berwick-street, Brewer-street,
Westmoreland-place, Eccleston-square, Elizabeth-place, Eatoncourt,
at St. George's Hospital from Elizabeth-place Queenstreet.
Diphtheria destroyed 5 children and 1 adult, viz.,
John's-court, Adam's-mews, Maddox-street, Coleshill-stree
and Lupus-street.
Croup proved fatal to a child, aged 1 year, in Effinghamstreet,
and whooping-cough to 16 children.
The Mortality Table annexed to this Report, shows that
16 persons died of fever, namely—a woman, set. 37, in
Gilbert-street, Grosvenor-square; an infant of 1½ years, in
Union-street, Oxford-street; a schoolmaster, aged 20, in
South-street, who contracted the complaint at Wandsworth ;
a boy, aged 3, in Lupus-street; a girl of 24, in Charlwoodplace;
a girl of 5, in New Grosvenor-place ; a man, set. 42,
in Upper Ebury-street; a woman, set. 58, in Ebury-street;
a nurse, set. 42, in St. George's Hospital; a girl, set. 12,
in Hanover-street; and a female, aged 34, in Lupus-street.
Five non-parishioners died in St. George's Hospital.
Erysipelas killed 3 persons, in one of whom it appeared
after wounds in the head, produced by a fall while struggling
with a friend, who had interfered to prevent the deceased
attacking another man.
There were also 6 deaths from pyæmia, 5 of which
occurred in St. George's Hospital, 4 being those of nonparishioners.
A gentleman, aged 55, died from carbuncle in Wiltoncrescent,
and a patient in the Sick Wards of the Workhouse,
Mount-street.
A surgeon, aged 48, died of dysentery in the Grosvenor
Hotel, Pimlico.