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Parish of Clapham. 47
Erysipelas.
There were 39 cases notified, a marked fall
on previous years, and less than in any year
of the decade. No deaths were referred to this cause,
and most of the cases were of a trivial kind.
Measles.
There were only seven deaths from Measles
compared with 27 in 1899 In no year of
this decade have there been so few deaths, the nearest
approach to it being in 1897, when there were 16.
There was in all probability less Measles during the year,
besides being of a less fatal type.
Whooping
Cough.
There were 13 deaths referred to Ibis cause,
compared with five in lb99 and 18 in 1898.
This disease, like Measles, is allowed to spread itself unchecked
and the "whoop" is to be frequently heard in
waiting rooms of hospitals and dispensaries.
Diarrhœa and
Dysentery.
There were only 29 deaths due to this cause,
a comparatively small number, and less than
in any year since 1894. The summer and autumn were
not such as to cause any excessive amount of Diarrhœa.
Influenza
There were 30 deaths referred to this cause,
a smaller number lhan in 1899, and five less
than the decennial average corrected for increase of
population. There was a considerable epidemic of the
disease in the first quarter of the year, but it was
probably of a generally milder type than has been
experienced in former years. It is impossible to lay
much stress on the number of these deaths, however, as
all are due to some complication as a secondary cause,
and it is quite uncertain as to what proportion of deaths
from diseases of the lungs, for instance, should properly
be included among these, as it depends on the more or
less accidental use of the word Influenza on the
certificate as the primary cause of death.