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Table V shows that the total number of deaths from
infectious diseases and diarrhoea, viz., 182, was greater than
in 1879, being almost exactly the same as in 1878; but it is
considerably less than the average of the last ten years, which
is nearly 205.
The number of these deaths is equivalent to 2 per 1,000
of the population, whereas the number in London generally
was equivalent to 3'7 per 1,000 of the population living.
The increase in the number of these deaths is due to a
slight increase for each disease, except Measles, (which has
been much less fatal than in 1879), and a considerable
increase in the fatality of Whooping Cough.
The deaths from Measles, Fevers, (including Typhus,
Enteric, and Simple Continued Fevers,) and Diarrhcea, were
below the decennial averages, while those from Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria, and Whooping Cough, were above them.
The epidemic of Scarlet Fever which began in 1879, continued
until the end of October, 1880, when it abated. Of
the 40 deaths from this disease, registered in the Parish
during 1880, three were those of non-parishioners, who died
in St. George's Hospital, of Kidney Disease after Scarlet
Fever.
Of the 18 deaths from Diphtheria, 8 were those of nonparishioners
in St. George's Hospital, so that there were only
10 deaths of parishioners from this disease, and one of these
was a doubtful case: in 1879, from this disease, 12 deaths
of parishioners, and 2 of non-parishioners, were registered in
the Parish.
The number of deaths from the Continued Fevers remains
as in 1879, much below the average.
The death from Typhus Fever was that of a doubtful case,
but of course all precautions were taken, just as if it had been
true Typhus, and no other case occurred.