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Whooping-cough prevailed during the latter nine months
of the year, and was fatal in April, July, October, and
November. Diarrhoea and Fever were present, as usual,
in every month of the year; the former was attended with
fatality in March, August, and September, and the latter
in January, June, August, November, and December. By
far the largest number of deaths from epidemic diseases took
place in the month of August.
sickness and mortality amongst the parochial poor.
general sickness—its amount and intensity.
The total amount of sickness, with its resulting mortality,
which occurred amongst the parochial poor during the past
year is recorded in Table V. of the Appendix. Although
somewhat greater than the average of the past eight years,
it contrasts favourably with that of the year previous. The
rate of mortality, relatively to cases of sickness, was below
the average, the deaths having been considerably less than
3 per cent. (2.83) of all cases of sickness, the average being
3.01 per cent.; the proportion in the preceding ) ear was
4 per cent. The proportion which epidemic diseases bore
to total diseases was also more favourable during the past
year. These diseases formed a fifth part of all cases of
sickness, the average proportion for the past eight years
having been a fourth part.
In estimating as comprehensively as possible the general
health of the locality, the Table referred to forms a valuable
supplement to the information conveyed by the deathregister,
inasmuch as the details are capable of exact
comparison with those of former years; and not only are
the deaths shown, but the nature and amount of sickness
which produced them; so that from this portion of the