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Reference to Table V., at the and of the Report, shows that 9 deaths from
small-pox were registered in St. Pancras during 1893, compared to 2 in 1892,
and none in the three years previous to that. Scarlet Fever caused 101 deaths
against 67 in the previous year, and 42.6 the annual average for the past ten
years. Diphtheria mortality continues apparently to rise, 187 deaths being
attributed to this cause, compared to 114 last year, and 73.2 the annual
average of the past decennium. Typhus and continued fevers caused no
deaths. Enteric fever caused 24 deaths, two less than in the previous year,
and 21.2, or approaching one-half less than the decennial average.
Measles was the cause of fewer deaths in the past year than in the previous
year—namely, 149 as compared to 229, and a decennial average of 137.1.
Whooping-cough also showed a fall from 147 in 1892 to 103 in 1893, the ten
years' average having been 142.9. Diarrhoea and Dysentery, on the other
hand, showed a rise, the deaths from these causes last year being 188, and the
previous year 139 in number, with a decennial average of 177.7.
Relapsing Fever caused no deaths. Puerperal Fever was the cause of 12
deaths, the same number as last year. Two deaths were attributed to Cholera,
there having been none in the previous year, and 5 in 1891. Erysipelas
caused 36 deaths, compared to 9 and 12 in the two preceding years.