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MEASLES.
This disease caused 99 deaths in 1888, being 81 less than
in the previous year. The number of deaths was 21.1 per
1000 deaths from "all causes" and 0.41 per 1000 of population.
During the previous ten years measles caused an
average of 24.2 in every 1000 deaths from "all causes."
In London in 1883 measles caused 30.0 in every 1000
deaths from "all causes" and 0.61 per 1000 of population,
the former being 8.9 in excess of the death rate in St. Pancras.

Five deaths from measles and 87 deaths from "all causes"
occurring in public institutions could not be referred to
the districts to which they belong. (Vide Note, page 8).
SCARLET FEVER.
In St. Pancras, 61 deaths occurred from Scarlet Fever,
being almost the same number as during 1882 and about
half the annual average of the previous 10 years.
The proportion of deaths from this disease to 1000 deaths
from "all causes" was 13.0 in 1883 and 23.0 in the 10
preceding years.
The proportion of deaths to every 1000 of population was,
in 1883, 0.25. In London as a whole, these proportions
were 24.6 per 1000 of total deaths, and 0.50 per 1000 of
population. The following table shows the relative proportion
of Scarlet Fever in the different sub-registration districts.
All the deaths occurring in public institutions were referred to
the districts, but 87 deaths from "all causes" are omitted
from consideration. (Vide Note, page 3).