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taking steps to disinfect herself or her clothing, attended a
woman in her confinement, who, as well as her infant, died
of the disease. She then attended another woman under
similar circumstances, and her twin infants also died. About
twenty persons altogether were attacked who were in communication
with these others, and upon the circumstances
coming to my knowledge steps were at once taken to arrest
the progress of the disease by isolation and re-vaccination.
The nurse's clothes were destroyed, and she abandoned
nursing for some time.
Other Diseases.—Diseases of the Respiratory Organs
have during the year been the chief cause of mortality,
134 deaths having so arisen; thus exceeding by 35 the
preceding year.
Tubercular diseases were the next most frequent cause
of death, and contributed 12G to the total mortality, an
improvement of 11 upon last year.
Diseases of the Brain and Nerves, which were, in the
last Report, described as "yearly becoming more prevalent,"
destroyed 71 lives, an increase of 17.
Heart Disease caused death in 23 cases. Diseases of
the digestive system, in which are included Liver Diseases,
&c., 25; and premature birth, &c., 29 others.
Violence was the alleged cause of death in 13 instances,
all investigated by the Coroner.
Old age is the registered cause of 13 other deaths.
Births.—There have been no means of distinguishing
the births occurring in this division of the parish from
those properly belonging to the other division during the
year under consideration. Arrangements are however
pending with the Registrar, by which this most desirable
object will be attained, when the two divisions of Battersea
will be, to all intents and purposes, separate Sub-districts.