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Whooping Cough had 11 deaths ascribed to it, as against 25 in
the preceding quarter, and 33 and 53 respectively in the corresponding
quarters of 1894 and 1893.
The death rate was only 0.13, which is far lower than any return
during the preceding 10 quarters. Four of the deaths occurred in Upper
Holloway, four in South west Islington, two in South-east Islington, and
only one in Highbury.
The neighbouring Northern Districts seem also to have had low
returns from the disease, as only 11 deaths were known in St. Pancras,
9 in Hackney and one in Stoke Newington.
The local death rate, 0.13, contrasts favourably with that of London,
0.24, and with that of the 33 large to wns in which it was 0.30.
Typhus Fever.—No death from this disease was known, and
indeed, only two deaths have occurred during the last three years.
Enteric Fever was the cause of only 4 deaths, producing the low
death-rate of 0.04. In the preceding quarter one death was registered,
while in the corresponding quarters of 1893 and 1894, 13 and 5 persons
died.
Diarrhoea was exceptionally fatal, having caused 141 deaths. It
must not be forgotten, however, in discussing this disease, that it is much
more prevalent in the third quarter than in any other period of the year.