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WANDSWOR'J H.
Notwithstanding the great prevalence of zymotic
diseases by which, in common with the rest of the
Metropolis, this sub-district was visited during the year
1891, the death-rate was greatly below the average.
Such a satisfactory result was scarcely to be expected
under the circumstances which were rendered more unfavourable
by a recurrence of the Epidemic of Influenza,
and by the excessive fatality from diseases of the
Respiratory-organs which resulted from that disease.
The record is the more gratifying by reason of the circumstance
that although the zymotic diseases were so
numerous the lowness of the death-rate has been
essentially due to a diminution of their fatality. Evidence
of the conditions referred to will be seen on examination
of the following statistics, the tabulation of which and
the items of information derived therefrom are arranged
in the same manner as heretofore for the purpose of
affording facility of reference and of comparison with
those of former years.