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they justly should be, the per-centage would still be but
17.6 per cent., or about 1 per cent. less than such average.
This diminution of fatality from epidemic diseases, inasmuch
as it took place, notwithstanding an extensive
prevalence of Measles, Whooping-cough, Scarlatina and
Small-pox, is as surprising to realise as it is gratifying
to record. The deaths from Diarrhoea were the most
numerous of the epidemic class, amounting to more than
one fourth of the whole; although this disease was fatally
present during the whole year, it can scarcely be said,
except in the summer months, to have prevailed epidemically.
Measles was the next most fatal of these
diseases producing 23 per cent. of the deaths. Whoopingcough
and Scarlet-fever caused 11 per cent. and 17 per
cent. of the deaths, respectively. 37 deaths only were
registered as having resulted from Small-pox, but 100
deaths occurred to persons suffering from that disease in
the district, 63 of whom were removed to public
hospitals. Although this disease was so generally prevalent
during the greatest part of the year, it was not
attended with so much fatality as either Whooping-cough
or Measles, and only reached the same amount as
Scarlatina. The deaths from Fever were one-third less
than the decennial average. As regards the local distribution
of the mortality from this class of diseases in
proportion to population, Diarrhoea was slightly in excess
in Clapham and Wandsworth, proportionally low in
Streatham and Putney, and of due amount in Battersea;
Scarlatina was slightly in excess in Clapham, Wandsworth
and Putney, of due amount in Streatham, and
proportionally low in Battersea; Diphtheria was of
equal distribution; Fever was somewhat in excess
in Battersea, and correspondingly low in the other
parishes; Measles and Whooping-cough were greatly in