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14. As usual, St. James' Parish has had the highest
number of cases per cent. of the population, namely, .38;
St. Nicholas' comes next with a per centage of .30, St.
Margaret's .28, All Saints' .21, and St. John's .19. These
figures are calculated on the census population.
15. Thirty cases occurred in the first quarter of the year
with 7 deaths, 26 cases in the second quarter with 4 deaths,
16 cases in the third quarter with 4 deaths, and 65 cases in
the fourth quarter with 19 deaths.
16. Out of the 148 cases it was stated in 30 that other
members of the family had suffered from throat illness (not
Diphtheria) within a month previously.
17. In 34 cases of patients who attended school, it was
stated that other pupils were absent from patients' class with
some throat illness; in 24 cases one pupil was absent, and in
the remaining 10 cases 2 or 3 pupils were absent for this
reason.
18. So far as the above statistics go there appears no
evidence that school attendance is the dominant factor in the
receut prevalence of Diphtheria. On the other hand, it would
appear that Diphtheria has less to do with school attendance
than Scarlet Fever, and that it has more to do with local
conditions.
19. The 148 cases occurred in 61 streets. Eight cases
occurred in King's Highway, containing about 30 houses in
all. These cases all occurred between 21st January and
20th February. A previous case occurred on 10th December,
1894, in this road—this was at the Cemetery Lodge, which is
situated on a higher level than the other houses. All the
houses in King's Highway drained into cesspools at that time.
The road is situated at the bottom of a valley running down