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I. Zymotic Diseases.—The following table gives a
retrospect of the fatality from the chief Zymotic diseases
during the ten years preceding the year under review. It
will be seen that these diseases are represented, with one
exception, by small numbers. Measles, Whooping-cough,
Typhoid-fever and Diarrhoea may be reckoned below the
average in intensity, and from personal knowledge I may
also say in extent. Scarlet-fever was slightly in excess of
the average, but not to such an extent as to render it noteworthy.
The disease was however rather prevalent in a mild
form. Diphtheria, the disease most nearly allied to Scarlet.
fever, was unusually fatal during the past year. It is according
to the usual experience to find these two types of
disease prevailing at one time.
Years. 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883
Small Pox .. .. 1 .. l .. ..
Measles .. 2 3 .. 1 2 7.. .. 6 13 2
Scarlatina .. .. ..3 6 .. 3 1 8 4 7
Diphtheria .. 1 4 .. 1 1 1 29 24
Whooping.
cough ..1 .. 9 7 .. 4 89 3 8 2
Typhoid &c 2 4 3 2 4 1 4 2
Diarrhœa
& Cholera 1 6 7 5 7 10 7 10 3 5 5
Totals 6 10 20 17 20 26 20 24 22 63 42
Percentage of
Deaths from
Epidemics 4.8 6.4 11.9 18.2 13.0 13.8 11.2 13.6 13.17 30.1 17.4
to deaths
from all
causes.