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CONTENTS.
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Prefatory General Remarks 5—14
Population, great increase in 5
Death Rate, Metropolitan and Parochial 6
"Kensington" Registration "district" and the Parochial
"Sub-districts" 6
Wards, division of Parish into 6
Sub-districts (registration) relative rate of mortality in the 7
Sexes, relative rate of mortality in the 7
Zymotic Diseases, general remarks on the mortality from 7
spread of when not isolated, illustrated by
epidemic of measles 7
Small Pox, long immunity from 8
local outbreaks of 9
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, &c. 10
unsuspected causes of the spread of 11
"Fever," low rate of mortality from 11
Whooping Cough, a neglected disease 12
Infectious Diseases—the necessity of isolating illustrated 12
compulsory measures adopted for
isolation in hospitals 13
Population, number, density, &c. 14
Houses Inhabited, number of, &c. 14
Marriages and Marriage-rate 15
Births and Birth-rate 15
Deaths and Death rates of sexes and at ages 16
Illegitimate Children, high death rate of 17
Death Rate, seasonal 17
Deaths, special causes of 8—22
Public Institutions, large, deaths in the 22
Inquests, particulars of 24
several, great neglect in procuring medical aid for
the Sick 24
Deaths "not certified" . 25
„ " no medical attendant" 26
Meteorology 26
Vaccination, satisfactory return of 27
Sanitary Work 27
Ashes, removal of 27
Stable Refuse, removal of 27
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