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Subsequently, your Board drew the attention of the Home Secretary
to this fact, and he referred the letter to the President of the
Local Government Board.
Diphtheria caused the deaths of 2 children during the year. No
deaths were recorded from it in the District for the years 1874 and
1875.
Whooping-Couoih.—31 children died from this disease in 1876, the
decennial average being 42'7.
The Registrar-General, referring to the large number of children
who died in London during the week ended 19th February, 1876, said,
"That more deaths were referred to whooping cough than in any week
since 1840."

Being 16 below the average for the past ten years.
Diarrhœa.—The deaths from this disease were 55, and out of this
number 41 were infants under 1 year of age, and 9 were children above
1 and under 5 years of age. This severe infantile mortality was caused
by the excessive heat of the temperature during the months of July
and August.
The following Tables will show the localities in the several SubDistricts
where the deaths occurred from zymotic diseases during the
year.