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of the cases reported. There was one death from this
disease in Wallington.
Measles.—Only 8 cases of measles were notified from
private houses, but 20 have been reported lately from the
Holborn Union Schools in Mitcham, and one death from
the disease has occurred there. I understand that a new
arrival from London introduced the disease into this
establishment, and it is still spreading. There is an
infirmary attached to the school, in which the cases are
isolated.
Diarrhoea.—Sixteen deaths from diarrhoea occurred,
and they were all in infants below the age of 1 year.
This represents a mortality of 1.2 per thousand living,
and 43½ per thousand births. Seven of the deaths
occurred in July, 5 in August, 3 in September, and 1 in
October. Fifteen of the deaths occurred in Mitcham,
equal to a mortality of 2.6 per thousand living, or 88 per
thousand births, and although these figures are based on 6
months returns only, they are far too high. This incidence
is partly accounted for by the extremely hot weather
experienced last summer, but the overcrowding which
there is reason to believe exists in parts of Mitcham must
have contributed to the mortality from this complaint.
The average mortality in England and Wales from
diarrhoea, during the years 1881 to 1890, was nearly .7 per
thousand of population, which is nearly one quarter of
the mortality in Mitcham.
Whooping Cough.—This disease killed 14 persons, all
of whom were children below 5 years of age. Ten of the
deaths were of infants below the age of 1 year, which is
at the rate of 27 deaths per thousand births. Ten of the
deaths occurred in Mitcham, 3 in Wallington, and one in