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NON-NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.
Influenza.—A great decline in the number of deaths from this
disease took place during 1896 compared with the previous year,
the number in 1895 being 124, but only 22 last year. The deathrate
is therefore .09 per 1,000 living persons.
Table VII.
Deaths from Influenza in each month during the years 7897—1896.
Year.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
1891
0
0
0
2
86
39
6
3
2
1
1
1
1892
77
29
6
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1893
3
4
11
10
4
4
3
1
1
1
7
37
1894
18
5
2
4
1
3
0
0
1
1
1
3
1895
2
6
91
9
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
5
1890
1
4
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
3
4
Diarbhœa—The deaths from this disease during 1896 exceeded
those recorded in 1895, excessive as that number was, no less than
212 occurring last year. This is an excess of 21 over the preceding
year, and gives a rate of .9 per thousand living. The table below
shows the deaths distributed in the four quarters of the year.
No less than 171 of these deaths were amongst children under
one year. I again attribute the abnormal proportion of death
from diarrhoea to the high temperature and the want of water
during the third quarter of the year.
Table VIII.
Deaths from Diarrhœa-
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
First Quarter
8
5
5
8
5
Second Quarter
12
29
6
11
20
Third Quarter
88
102
57
153
173
Fourth Quarter
5
9
7
19
14
Whooping Cough.—The district suffered greatly during the
year from this disease, the deaths numbering 146. This is equivalent
to a death-rate of .68 per 1,000. The rate for London for the same
period is .65 per 1,000.