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In tlie ninth period (33rd-36tli weeks—August 10 to September
6) the mortality from diarrhoea (29 deaths) continued high,,
but the general death rate declined to 14.3, being 0 2 below the
decennial average, and 6.1 below the Metropolitan rate (20.4),
this being 0.9 above the average. The deaths from the principal
diseases of the zymotic class (33), were 4 below the average.
The remarkably small number of 8 deaths only were registered
from the diseases of the respiratory organs. There was no death
from small-pox, and only 2 cases of the disease were recorded
(in North Kensington). The mean temperature, 62°.8, was 2°.1
above the average of ten years.
In the tenth period (37th-40th weeks—September 7 to
October 4), the death rate fell to the lowest point touched in 1884,
viz., 12.3 per 1000; it was 1.6 below the decennial average, and
4"7 below the Metropolitan rate, (17.0), this being 1.5 below the
average. The deaths from the principal diseases of the zymotic
class (10), were 13 below the average. There were 6 deaths
only from diarrhoea, although the mean temperature was high,
58°.8, and 3°.8 above the average. There was no death from
small-pox, but 5 cases (3 of them in North Kensington) were
recorded. Small-pox began to increase again at this time in
the Metropolis as a whole. On Saturday, September 20, the
cases in hospital were 471 (having decreased in 11 weeks from
1,368); on Saturday, September 27, the number had risen to
536, and 129 cases had been admitted during the week ending
on that day.
In the eleventh period (41st-44th weeks—October 5 to
November 1) the death rate was again 12.3; it was 3.7 below the
decennial average, and 6.6 below the Metropolitan rate (18'9),
which, in turn, was 1'8 below the average. The deaths from the
principal diseases of the zymotic class were 19, or 6 below the
average. There were 5 deaths from enteric fever and 2 each
from scarlet fever and diphtheria. There were also 4 deaths
from small-pox; 8 cases of the disease were recorded (5 of
them in North Kensington). The deaths from diarrhoea further
declined to 2. The mean temperature, 48°.5, was 0°.1 below
the average.