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year, 320 only in the latter year. There was also
a very general diminution in the mortality from the
so-called "zymotic" class of diseases; Diphtheria caused 11
deaths in 1866, 8 in 1867 ; Small-pox—35 in 1866, 9 in
1867 ; Measles—38 in 1866, 20 in 1867 ; Fever—53 in
1866, 41 in 1867; Hooping cough—72 in 1866, 64 in
1867 ; and Diarrhoea and Cholera—120 in 1866, 73 in
1867. Scarlet fever alone showed an increase of from 59
to 75.
In respect of the general state of the health of the
Parish, there is nothing further calling for special remark,
beyond the fact that, judging from the mortality, it improved
remarkably as the year advanced. It should be
observed, however, that as an invariable rule (owing to
the influence of cold and inclement weather) the first and
fourth quarters of the year show a higher mortality, and
generally a considerably higher mortality, than the two
intermediate quarters. In the first quarter of 1867, 624
deaths were registered; in the second quarter, 504; in the
third quarter, 419; and in the fourth quarter 509.
The following are the most important points which
the statistical tables reveal in regard to the sub-districts of
Camberwell :—The births in Dulwich were 60, or less by 6
than the number registered the year immediately preceding;
but in all the other sub-districts there was an
increase in the births. In Camberwell the increase was
from 852 to 869, in Peckham from 1318 to 1324, and in
St, George's from 1085 to 1164. As regards deaths, these