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From Table V it will be seen that the total number of
deaths from the principal infectious diseases and diarrhoea
during the year 1886 was 153, a larger number than in 1885,
when it was 136, and just over the average of the previous
three years, viz. 150, but decidedly below the average of the
previous 10 years.
The 153 deaths are equal to a zymotic death-rate of 1.71
per thousand persons living, as against a rate of 1.52 in 1885,
and of 2.06 in 1884. The corresponding rate for London was
2.69, being slightly lower than in 1885, when it was 2 77, and
that for the 28 largest English towns was 2.88, or rather
higher than in 1885 when it was 2.71. It will be observed
that the zymotic death-rate of this Parish is almost 1 per
thousand persons living less than that of London generally.
Of the largest towns only one had a lower rate than this
Parish, viz.: Huddersfield with 1.62, whereas in 1883 five of
these towns had lower zymotic death-rates than our Parish;
the highest rates among these towns were those of Preston
5.65 (or almost exactly 3½ times the rate for this Parish) and
Portsmouth 5.07.
Taking these diseases separately in the order in which they
are placed in the Table, we find that—
Small Pox caused no deaths in the Parish, and no deaths
of our Parishioners in Public Institutions outside of the Parish.
Measles caused 20 deaths, as against 21 in 1885, and an
average of 23.7 during the previous 10 years. Four of the
deaths from this disease occurred in the Infirmary, Fulham
Road, during the month of December.
Scarlet Fever caused only 2 deaths in the Parish, the
smallest number yet recorded, as against 10 deaths in 1885,
and an average of 18'5 during the previous 10 years; moreover,
of these two deaths one was registered as "Kidney
Disease after Scarlet Fever," and the other as "probably
Scarlatina." On the other hand 3 deaths of our Parishioners