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The cases and deaths were reported as occurring at the following
age-periods:—
year
5—15
years
15—25
years
25—65
years
65 years
& upwards
1
4
3
17
6 =31 cases.
1
1
= 2 deaths.
B.—Non-notifiable Diseases.
Measles was prevalent during the middle of the year, 2 deaths
occurring during the second, and 3 during the third quarter. One
death occurred at Chelsfield, 3 at Orpington, and 1 at Foot's Cray,
and the ages of the patients are shown below :—
0—1 1—5
year years
2 3=5 deaths.
Whooping Cough caused 7 deaths, viz.: 2 at Orpington in
January, 2 at St. Paul's Cray in January and March, one at Chislehurst
in March, and 2 at Mottingham in March.
The ages of the patients varied from 7 months to four years.
Diarrhcea. The cases of Diarrhoea were excessive during the
3rd quarter of the year, and 16 deaths occurred during that period,
which were followed by 3 more in October.
The parishes chiefly affected were :
Chelsfield with 2 deaths.
Farnborough with 1 death.
Foot's Cray with 5 deaths.
Knockholt with 2 „
Mottingham with 2 „
Orpington with 7 „
Total 19 deaths.
Sixteen of the patients were infants under one year of age, 2
between 1 and 2 years of age, and one was over 65 years of age.
Influenza. Eight deaths from this disease were returned, one
from Chislehurst, one from Farnborough, 2 from Foot's Cray, 2 from
Keston, one from North Cray, and one from West Wickham, and
the ages of the patients varied from 2 months to 78 years,