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DIARRHŒA.
Diarrhoea caused 162 deaths, being 43 more than in the
previous year, and 3.3 less than the average of the preceding
ten years. During 1883 the deaths in St. Pancras from
Diarrhœa were 34.8 per 1000 of total deaths, and 0.67 per
1000 of population. In London these proportions were 32.8
and 0.69, showing that St. Pancras has suffered more
severely than London as a whole.
The following table shows the incidence of this disease on
the sub-registration districts. Five cases of fatal diarrhœa
could not be referred to their districts, and 87 deaths from
"all causes" could not be referred, and are therefore omitted
from consideration. Of the 162 deaths, 120 occurred in
children under one year of age, and 18 amongst those from
one to five years.
No. of Proportion Proportion
Sub-Registration Districts. Deaths per 1000 of per 1000 of
population total deaths.
Regent's Park 17 0.48 23.8
Tottenham Court Road 14 0.52 25.6
Gray's Inn Road 30 0.99 52.l
Somers Town 25 0.72 31.3
Camden Town 8 0.51 20.8
Kentish Town 65 0.72 41.2
During the month of July one death of an infant was
registered as being due to " cholera infantum." It may be
well to state that the Medical man who attended this child
informed me this description of the cause of death does not
imply that the child died from any other disease than
infantile diarrhæa.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
This disease in 1883 caused 14 deaths, or two more than
in the preceding year. The proportion these deaths bear to
1,000 deaths "from all causes" in St. Pancras is 2.9, and in
London 3.8 or 0.9 in excess of St. Pancras.