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still much lower than the average. Of these 12 deaths, however,
2 were those of non-parishioners in George's Hospital,
one was registered as "Gastric Fever, doubtful if Typhoid."
and one was that of a case contracted abroad. On the other
hand, 4 deaths of our Parishioners, one being that of a
case contracted out of town, and one that of a doubtful case,
which was, I believe, not Typhoid Fever at all, occurred in
Public Institutions outside of the Parish.
Simple Continued Fever caused only one death during the
year.
The total number of deaths from Continued Fevers during
the year was therefore only 13, as against an average of 23.2
during the previous ten years, shewing a remarkable decline
in the number of deaths from these diseases.
Diarrhoea caused no less than 45 deaths, a higher number
than any recorded since the year 1876, (when it caused 47
deaths), and therefore, of course, higher than the average of
the previous 10 years, which was 38.2. Diarrhœa was exceedingly
prevalent in London during 1886, indeed, it caused
no less than 720 deaths more than the average annual number
for the previous 10 years. This high mortality was no doubt
due to the hot weather during the months of July, August,
September and October, when the mean temperature was
considerably above the average.
One death from English Cholera, or Choleraic Diarrhoea
was also registered.
Small Pox in London.
From the Registrar General's Annual Summary I find
that the numbers of deaths caused by this disease during
the past 10 years have been the following:—
1875 46 deaths
1876 736 „
1877 2,551 „
1878 1,417 „
1879 450 „