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No. of deaths from the seven Katio of deaths from the seven
principal epidemic diseases principal epidemic diseases to
per 1000 of the population. every 100 of the total deaths.
Years.
Battersea
Clapham
Putney
Streatham
Wandsworth
Battersea
Clapham
Putney
Streatham
Wandsworth
1878 4 .02 3.21 2.24 2'93 1-55 17.8 17.70 13.8 14.70 9.00
1879 4.30 2.40 1.60 1'90 3-50 17-9 14.40 11.10 12.40 17.70
1880 3.60 3.30 1.90 2.50 3.30 18.7 21 .90 14.10 19.50 19.00
1881 3.50 1.93 1.65 1.43 2.44 17.63 14.22 13.70 11.82 13.60
1882 3.09 1.90 4.60 1.10 3.20 15.90 13.60 30.28 9.09 17.27
1883 3.09 2.26 2.98 1.78 1.90 15.74 10.01 17.42 11.93 11.42
The figures in the foregoing table fully corroborate
the remarks already made with reference to the
disproportionately greater reduction of the rates of
mortality in the more densely populated localities.
Vaccination.—Although Small-pox was almost absent
from the district during the year, Vaccination was as
steadily pursued as in previous years. It will be seen on
reference to the following Return that of 7877
children, 6647 were successfully vaccinated, and that the
remainder were accounted for by death, insusceptibility,
or postponement in consequence of illness, with the
exception of 434, or 5^ per cent., who had removed to
places not known, or Avhose residence could not be
discovered. The efficient manner in which vaccination is
carried out in this district cannot but become in the course
of time a strong barrier against the occurrence of Smallpox
; and if Re-vaccination in the adult were as exhaustively
pursued, not by spasmodic efforts in the presence
of an epidemic, but by steady and continuous action in
the absence of the disease, the event of an epidemic of
Small-pox would be impossible.