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WANDSWORTH.
The mortality of the past year has been considerably
higher than that of its predecessor; the excess however,
will be found to have resulted from a proportionally
greater increase in the population than has hitherto
obtained. The increase in the number of deaths
occurred generally from all classes of disease, but
Whooping.Cough, Measles and Diarrhoea, which were
the prevailing epidemics, were attended with more than
usual fatality; the deaths from the last named disease,
which prevailed almost wholly in the summer months,
were exclusively confined to infants. It is worthy of
special note that Small.pox was entirely absent throughout
the year. The following statistics are submitted in
evidence of the foregoing conditions, with the other usual
details of the health and sanitary state of the Sub.district.
Vital Statistics,
Population. The mean number of inhabitants during
the year 1886, amounted to 32,320, if
according to the official method of calculation the same