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predispose to the latter, to which, indeed, the fatal issue
was, in the majority of instances ascribed. Kidney disease,
convulsions from that affection, malignant sore throat, or
dropsy being given as the real cause of death. The deaths
were more numerous from this disease than during any
previous year, which may arise from the larger population
resident in the sub-district, and the therefore greatly
increased chances of communicating it. The epidemic
seems to have been diffused over the whole metropolis.
Diarrhœa was fatal in 43 cases, against 71 in 1878
and 47 in 1877. The diminished mortality from this disease
was probably the result of the cold and wet summer, and
in some respects compensates for the increased fatality
from the two diseases above mentioned.
From Whooping Cough again a diminished mortality
was returned, the numbers for the three years being 39,
63 and 26 respectively.
The various diseases included under the denomination
of Fever were returned as Typhoid or Enteric Fever in 10
instances, Typhus 2, and simple continued Fever one case.
These numbers contrast very favourably with the mortality
from these diseases in the Metropolis at large, and indicate
the existence of effective supervision over the house
drainage and other sanitary arrangements of the dwelling
houses in the sub-district.
The other diseases of the Zymotic class were assigned
as the cause of death in but a small number of cases.
These observations would be incomplete without reference
to the one death from Small Pox here recorded. In 1878
5 deaths were registered, and in the preceding year, 1877,