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inspected and the drainage thoroughly examined. The number of
notifications, including Membranous Croup, was 399 this year and
278 last year.
Deaths from Diphtheria during the last ten years—
1887 27 1892 38
1888 8 1893 93
1889 55 1894 61
1890 32 1895 52
1891 44 1896 71
The annual rate per 1,000 living was 58.
Of the 399 cases notified, 158 were removed to hospitals of the
Asylums Board, with 25 deaths ; a mortality of 15.8 per cent.
241 were treated at home and in general hospitals, with 46 deaths,
a mortality of 19 per cent.
TYPHOID FEVER.
The number of cases notified during the year was 89, and the
number last year 87.
The deaths from Typhoid Fever were 18 this year, and 15 last
year.
Deaths from Typhoid Fever during the last ten years—
1887 16 1892 10
1888 12 1893 13
1889 22 1894 14
1890 18 1895 15
1891 12 1896 18
The annual rate per 1,000 living was .15.
Of the 89 cases notified, 20 were removed to hospitals of the
Asylums Board, with 3 deaths, a mortality of 15 per cent.
69 were treated at home and in general hospitals, with 15 deaths,
a mortality of 21.7 per cent.
WHOOPING COUGH.
This disease has been responsible for 66 deaths.
The number last year was 72.