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The lessons these figures teach are—First: That in the four
years 1880, 1881, 1882 and 1883, when the Hampstead Hospital
was closed, the houses in the special area surrounding the
hospital were attacked less than those in the rest of the
parish, but that in the year 1884, when the hospital was re-opened
the special area suffered three times as much as the rest of the
parish. Second : That whereas in the first four years, when the
hospital was closed against Small Pox, the houses in the rings
nearest to the hospital were not invaded in greater proportion
than those further away, in the year 1884, when the hospital was
open, there was a marked gradation of incidence, the houses in
the ring nearest to the hospital suffering more than twice as
much as those in the next ring and more than five times as
much as those in the outer ring.