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sitting on its mother's knee. The disease continues so
long, and is so apt to recur, even after a considerable
period of convalescence, that measures of isolation are
seldom even attempted, as it is a well known fact that,
after a certain stage in the disease, when the acute
symptoms have subsided, fresh air is beneficial to the
patient, though the infective character of the disease
remains. Such persons, however, should not be
allowed to enter public conveyances, but should take
the air where there is the least chance of meeting
other children, and communicating the disease.
DIARRHCEA.
(Decennial average 140).
86 deaths were caused by Diarrhoea, all except
twelve amongst infants under two years of age; about
twenty more were certified as Diarrhoea, in conjunction
with some other disease. When I have judged from the
evidence of the medical certificate that the Diarrhoea
was simply a symptom of another affection, I have
preferred to classify the death under the alternative
heading. Six of the deaths were returned as Cholera,
they were probably from severe Choleraic Diarrhoea.
OTHER ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
Dysentery caused two deaths, Croup 21, Rheumatism
12, seven being from the acute and five from the
chronic form of this painful malady; in addition to
these, the great majority of the sufferers from Heart
Disease date the commencement of their illness from