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Zymotic Diseases.—An epidemic of considerable
magnitude has occurred in this sub-district during the
year 1882. No less than 29 fatal cases of Diphtheria
were registered. From the following table it will be
seen that this is the largest number of deaths from that
cause we have had for at least 10 years.
years. 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882
Small-pox 1 1
Measles 2 3 1 2 7 6 13
Scarlatina 7 3 6 3 1 8 4
Diphtheria 1 14 1 1 1 29
Whooping-
cough 6 1 9 7 4 8 9 3 8
Typhoid&c. 2 4 3 2 4 1 4
& Cholera 5 1 6 7 5 7 10 7 10 3 5
Totals 19 6 10 20 17 20 26 20 24 22 63
Percentage of
Deaths from
to deths 13.1 4.8 6.4 11.9 13.2 13.0 13.8 11.2 13.5 13.17 30.1
from all
causes.
Diphtheria appeared first at the Convent, Roehampton,
in May and June resulting in 2 deaths. A
month afterwards it appeared in Putney and caused 6
deaths in July, 3 in August, 6 in September, 5 in
October, 3 in November, and 3 in December. The
locality where it first appeared was Gay Street. The
condition of the east side of that street had been
frequently engaging our attention. The drain which
ran at the back of the houses had a very slight fall, and
the house drains connected with it were constantly