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1883) very prevalent in London generally, and caused 339
deaths above the annual average for the preceding 10 years.
Whooping Cough caused 43 deaths, or just over twice
as many as in 1883, but only a little over the annual average
for the preceding 10 years. It will be noticed that the large
number of deaths from this disease in 1884 followed a small
number in 1883, just as the larger number in 1882 followed
a still smaller number in 1881.
Typhus Fever.—One death was registered as being from
this disease, but it was that of a doubtful case, and was
probably in reality from Puerperal Fever.
Enteric (Typhoid) Fever.—Twenty-two deaths were
registered as from this disease, against 20 in 1881 and 21
in each of the years 1882 and 1883, so that the number of
deaths from this disease has been remarkably steady during
the last 4 years. Of these 22 deaths, however, 6 were those
of non-Parishioners in St. George's Hospital, and one was
that of a case known to have been imported into the
Parish. One of the deaths registered as from Whooping
Cough would have been better registered as from Enteric
Fever, as this disease followed the Whooping Cough, and
really caused the death of the patient. There were also
2 deaths from Enteric Fever, in Public Institutions outside
of the Parish, of persons removed from this Parish, but one
of these was that of a case known to have been imported
into the Parish.
Simple Continued. Fever.—Only one death was registered
in the Parish from this disease during the year 1884, while
there were 8 in 1883, so that if we take Enteric and Simple
Continued Fever together there were 23 deaths from these
two diseases in 1884 as against 29 in 1883, but it must be
noted that 4 of the deaths registered as from Simple
Continued Fever in 1883 were " merely cases of disease
accompanied by fever."