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bear in mind, that a large number of families belonging
to Charing Cross district reside, for the greater part of
the year, out of London.
The table I have given, showing the number of deaths
in the various streets and courts of the two districts,
points out the localities which are especially distinguished
by the great mortality of children under 5, and
of those suffering from epidemic diseases. In Charing
Cross, the total deaths are 171, those of children under
5 are 72, and those from epidemic diseases 29. In Long
Acre, the respective numbers are 278—135—60. In
Charing Cross district, giving 6 deaths in 1000 of children
under 5, and 2.5 in 1000 of deaths from epidemic
diseases, while in Long Acre district, we have 10 deaths
in 1000 of children under 5, and 5 deaths in 1000 from
epidemic diseases. There cannot be a stronger demonstration
of the comparative healthiness of the two districts.
In some of the worst localities of both districts, we
shall find the infant mortality to be more than half of
the whole. In Bedfordbury, in 16 deaths, 9 were children
under 5; in Drury Lane, the numbers were 17 and
10; in Rose Street, 10 and 6; in York Place, 6 and 4;
in Princes Court, 2 and 2. Wherever we find the
infant mortality above the average, there we also find
want of cleanliness, bad drainage, and bad ventilation.
Next year, by means of the census, we shall be able to
ascertain the exact population of each street and court,
which will make all these points more clear and distinct.
In the year 1859 the deaths exceeded those of 1858
by 10. The deaths from epidemic diseases exceeded
those of 1858 by 31, the numbers being in 1858, 81: in
1859, 102; from small-pox there was 1 death in each
year; from measles, 10 in 1858, 8 in 1859; from scarlatina
15 in 1858, 11 in 1859; from hooping cough, 14