View report page

(62)

Of these 4 were attacked in January, 9 in February,
4 in March, 10 in April, 1 in May, and 3 in August;
from that date no case has been reported.
The annual Vaccination Return of the district, kindly
supplied to me by the Vaccination Officer, Mr. Yardley, is
shown in Table No. XI., Appendix.
Measles (decennial average, 28.4).—The 41 deaths in
1882, 13 above the average, were all young children; 31
of the deaths occurred during the months of October,
November, and December.
The disease was prevalent all over the metropolis, and
the fatality was very heavy; in the majority of the fatal
cases it is stated that the eruption was suppressed, and
pneumonia, followed by typhoid symptoms, speedily caused
death.
Scarlet Fever (decennial average, 26.8).—There were
14 deaths, including one at Stockwell Hospital; of these 13
were children under 5 years of age, the other was an adult
lady over 80 years of age.
During the year 8 pauper patients were removed to
Stockwell and 1 to Homerton Hospitals, and 5 non-pauper
patients were sent to the London Fever Hospital, Liverpool
road, at their friends expense.